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lit-up vs light-up

Both 'lit-up' and 'light-up' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Lit-up' is commonly used as an adjective to describe something that is illuminated or brightly lit. On the other hand, 'light-up' is often used as a phrasal verb to describe the action of illuminating or lighting something up.

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lit-up

Correct. 'Lit-up' is commonly used as an adjective to describe something that is illuminated or brightly lit.

It is used to describe something that is illuminated or brightly lit, such as 'The city looked beautiful with all the lit-up buildings.'

Examples:

  • The lit-up Christmas tree brightened the room.
  • The lit-up sign caught my attention from far away.
  • The lit-up skyline was a sight to behold.
  • The street was lined with lit-up lanterns for the festival.
  • The lit-up stage created a magical atmosphere.
  • CITY AND LIGHT Phenomenology of the lit-up landscape Coordinator: Francesca Zanella.
  • Stroll past the many stalls in the city centre and the lit-up harbour.
  • In the lit-up recess, a collection of glass panes by Venini.
  • This stunning 4' tall lit-up crochet Christmas tree comes from By Hooks 4 U.
  • A dark starry sky calls for a longer exposure time than, for example, a lit-up house or village in the foreground.
  • Its central location means that you play with a backdrop of lit-up skyscrapers on some holes, then enjoy the solitude of a quiet night on others.
  • Rockefeller Center: This square is most magical around the holiday season, when the area is lit-up by a towering Holiday Tree.
  • In the space lit-up by the entrance door and the back kitchen window, there's enough room for a small table for a quick bight to eat.
  • The ski resort offers also a lit-up ski-run for night downhill for the extreme fans of the ski sport, and there is also a stadium for biathlon with shooting ground.
  • Take a leisurely stroll across the Museumsquartier to where the Natural History Museum, the lovely city library with a fantastisch view of the lit-up Rathaus (City Hall) at night.
  • Every season, Alsace has fun: there's the Messti and the Kilbe popular fests, wine and harvest festivals; in winter, there's the magical ambience of the Christmas markets, held on all the town squares, adorned with lit-up fir trees.
  • I continued on my path, remembering the ending to that day of tears, when "Defensa Zapatista," then smiling and with her face lit-up, said goodbye: "I'm leaving now Sup, I've got to go."
  • It's not a lit-up streetlight hazy darkness like most nights.
  • Also by night, the lit-up rock mass and cathedral make a spectacular panorama, recalling the medieval splendour of Cefalù.
  • The result is a costly Italian-style theatre with beech-wood wainscoting, dark grey upholstery, and thin translucent onyx walls, lit-up from behind.
  • It is also unique in that it is the only course to be lit-up and played on at night.
  • Just before the bridge, he will stop the train anyway, saving the passengers and having the thieves arrested: in the darkness of night he had seen a great lit-up cross.
  • It really is impossible to describe the ecstasy of a sunset or dawn from such a privileged position, just as it is impossible to describe the magic of the full moon coming up behind the lit-up fortresses, on a clear summer evening.
  • 5 Together, hand in hand, they strolled along the evening sidewalk, past the competing, flashing, winking, flooding pools of color created by the rotating, pulsating, jiggling, lit-up signs.
  • From November 20 to December 24, 2015, Montreux welcomes the 21th edition of the most beautiful Christmas market in Switzerland! Discover the 150 lit-up chalets on the lakeside of Montreux and visit Santa Claus' House at an altitude of 2,042 meters.

Alternatives:

  • illuminated
  • brightly lit
  • lighted up
  • glowing
  • shining

light-up

Correct. 'Light-up' is often used as a phrasal verb to describe the action of illuminating or lighting something up.

It is used to describe the action of illuminating or lighting something up, such as 'She used a match to light up the candle.'

Examples:

  • She used a match to light up the candle.
  • The fireworks will light up the night sky.
  • The streetlights will light up the road at night.
  • The torches will light up the path through the forest.
  • The lanterns will light up the garden for the party.
  • And I prototyped a project where students can create a light-up creature using fabric and googly eyes.
  • At first it might just be a light-up creature, but then you can add sensors and microcontrollers, and start to program the creature to interact with its environment.
  • Me, I've got a light-up torch.
  • LEDs have a double flashing light-up mode only.
  • You wore light-up sneakers to a Radiohead concert.
  • See how the tips of his tails and the sides are gray? That is the light-up part.
  • A breath of oxygen to light-up your skin
  • Our souls have become intertwined, like the weird scene in Avatar where they did it under the light-up tree.
  • What kind of 29-year-old woman wears light-up Skechers?
  • As soon as you cross into a dangerous area, whether or not there is radar detected, INFORAD immediately alerts you through its simple and easily understandable light-up and audio signals.
  • Nothing is too small, as thousands of lights, light-up figures, and other unique trimmings splash the facades of these properties.
  • A particularly important smoke for this double corona truly for chairmen, as the name raw taste evidences that this is a flavorful cigar, and the expectations are not deluded from the first light-up.
  • For example, one time I needed a costume to go to a comic convention, but I didn't want to spend too much money, so I made my own... with a light-up crown and skirt.
  • My light-up Frisbee, my Garbage Pail Kids, my Dr. Shazaamo Magic Kit.
  • One notable example was a light-up front panel for an amp. Greene designed the parts and then printed a prototype of the front panel with Objet's transparent material.
  • That light-up suit musta given you shock treatment!
  • I just have light-up sneakers.
  • English mothers who quit smoking in pregnancy are more likely to light-up again after their baby is born if they feel stressed. New research from...
  • It's a light-up, three-tier merchandise display.
  • How am I going to reach light-up nirvana?

Alternatives:

  • illuminate
  • light
  • brighten up
  • ignite
  • spark

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