English Explanatory Dictionary

light into

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To set upon or attack.

Word forms

light into lights into lighting into lit into lighted into

Etymology

Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + into (“against”, preposition).

Synonyms

assail assault lace into lam into rip into tear into criticize dress down excoriate rebuke reprimand scold
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