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English Dictionary: lighter by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lighter
n
  1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire [syn: igniter, ignitor, lighter]
  2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"
    Synonym(s): lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
  3. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
    Synonym(s): barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter
v
  1. transport in a flatbottom boat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), a. [AS. le[a2]ht. See {Light}, n.]
      [Compar. {Lighter} (-[etil]r); superl. {Lightest}.]
      1. Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the
            apartment is light.
  
      2. White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a
            deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light
            brown; a light complexion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Light \Light\, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (-[etil]r); superl.
      {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[c6]ht, le[a2]ht; akin to
      D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[c6]hti, Icel. l[emac]ttr, Dan.
      let, Sw. l[84]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.
      {Levity}), Gr. 'elachy`s small, Skr. laghu light. [root]125.
      ]
      1. Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not
            tending to the center of gravity with force; not heavy.
  
                     These weights did not exert their natural gravity, .
                     . . insomuch that I could not guess which was light
                     or heavy whilst I held them in my hand. --Addison.
  
      2. Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by
            physical strength; as, a light burden, or load.
  
                     Ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is
                     easy, and my burden is light.            --Matt. xi.
                                                                              29, 30.
  
      3. Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not
            difficult; as, a light affliction or task. --Chaucer.
  
                     Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      4. Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as,
            light food; also, containing little nutriment.
  
      5. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light
            troops; a troop of light horse.
  
      6. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments;
            hence, active; nimble; swift.
  
                     Unmarried men are best friends, best masters . . .
                     but not always best subjects, for they are light to
                     run away.                                          --Bacon.
  
      7. Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently
            ballasted; as, the ship returned light.
  
      8. Slight; not important; as, a light error. --Shak.
  
      9. Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread.
  
      10. Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as,
            a light rain; a light snow; light vapors.
  
      11. Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind.
  
      12. Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy,
            graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light
            style of execution.
  
      13. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced
            by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled;
            volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind.
  
                     There is no greater argument of a light and
                     inconsiderate person than profanely to scoff at
                     religion.                                          --Tillotson.
  
      14. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or
            solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial.
  
                     Seneca can not be too heavy, nor Plautus too light.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     Specimens of New England humor laboriously light
                     and lamentably mirthful.                  --Hawthorne.
  
      15. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged;
            dizzy; giddy.
  
                     Are his wits safe? Is he not light of brain ?
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      16. Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered.
  
                     To a fair semblance doth light faith annex.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      17. Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character.
  
                     A light wife doth make a heavy husband. --Shak.
  
      18. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped;
            diminished; as, light coin.
  
      19. Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil.
  
      {Light cavalry}, {Light horse} (Mil.), light-armed soldiers
            mounted on strong and active horses.
  
      {Light eater}, one who eats but little.
  
      {Light infantry}, infantry soldiers selected and trained for
            rapid evolutions.
  
      {Light of foot}.
            (a) Having a light step.
            (b) Fleet.
  
      {Light of heart}, gay, cheerful.
  
      {Light oil} (Chem.), the oily product, lighter than water,
            forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal
            tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.
  
      {Light sails} (Naut.), all the sails above the topsails,
            with, also, the studding sails and flying jib. --Dana.
  
      {Light sleeper}, one easily wakened.
  
      {Light weight}, a prize fighter, boxer, wrestler, or jockey,
            who is below a standard medium weight. Cf. {Feather
            weight}, under {Feather}. [Cant]
  
      {To make light of}, to treat as of little consequence; to
            slight; to disregard.
  
      {To set light by}, to undervalue; to slight; to treat as of
            no importance; to despise.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lighter \Light"er\ (l[imac]t"[etil]r), n.
      One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lighter \Light"er\, n. [D. ligter, fr. ligt light. See {Light}
      not heavy.] (Naut.)
      A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading
      vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of
      shipment or delivery.
  
      {Lighter screw} (Mach.), a screw for adjusting the distance
            between the stones in a grinding mill by raising or
            lowering the bridgetree.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lighter \Light"er\, v. t.
      To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to
      lighter the cargo of a ship.
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