Definition of alight

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Alight (v. i.) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount..

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Alighted :: Alighted (imp. & p. p.) of Aligh.
Lighte :: Lighte () imp. of Light, to alight..
Alight :: Alight (v. i.) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof..
Alight :: Alight (v. i.) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount..
Perch :: Perch (v. i.) To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost..
Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To sink when on the wing; to alight.
Land :: Land (v. t.) To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes..
Alight :: Alight (v. i.) To come or chance (upon).
Detrain :: Detrain (v. i. & t.) To alight, or to cause to alight, from a railway train..
Alighting :: Alighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aligh.
Alight :: Alight (a.) Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.
Dismount :: Dismount (v. i.) To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted..
Light :: Light (v. i.) To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; -- with from, off, on, upon, at, in..
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