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单词 light out
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Examples of 'light out' in a sentence
light out

He wound down his window and put his blue light out on the roof; at the same time he eased his foot off the accelerator.There was precious little light out here, but he could see her face with curious clarity, almost as though it were lit from within.He was still wearing a little smile when she put the light out and left him to his slumbers.Henry was already in bed with his reading light out, eyes closed, hands folded over his stomach.

Synonyms of 'light out'

run away, escape, depart, make off
More Synonyms of light out
(phrasal verb) 
I lit out of the door and never went back again.
Synonyms
run away
I ran away from home when I was sixteen.
escape
A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.
depart
make off
They broke free and made off in a stolen car.
abscond
A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.
quit
do a runner (slang)
The accountant did a runner.
scarper (British, slang)
I've never seen anyone scarper so fast.
do a bunk (British, slang)
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal)
skedaddle (informal)
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang)
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
See light

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abscond
Definition
to run away unexpectedly
A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.
Synonyms
escape,
flee,
get away,
bolt,
fly,
disappear,
skip,
run off,
slip away,
clear out,
flit (informal),
make off,
break free or out,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
steal away,
sneak away,
do a bunk (British, slang),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
go on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
make your getaway,
do a Skase (Australian, informal),
make or effect your escape
in the sense of do a runner
Definition
to run away to escape trouble or to avoid paying for something
The accountant did a runner.
Synonyms
run away,
escape,
flee,
take off,
bolt,
run off,
clear out,
beat it (slang),
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
cut and run (informal),
make a run for it,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
in the sense of escape
Definition
to get away or break free from (confinement)
A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.
Synonyms
get away,
flee,
take off,
fly,
bolt,
skip,
slip away,
abscond,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
do a bunk (British, slang),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
make a break for it,
slip through your fingers,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
make your getaway,
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
break free or out,
make or effect your escape,
run away or off,
do a Skase (Australian, informal)

Nearby words of
light out

  • light
  • light into someone
  • light on or upon something
  • light out
  • light something up
  • light up
  • light-fingered

Synonyms of 'light out'

light out

Explore 'light out' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of make off
Definition
to go or run away in haste
They broke free and made off in a stolen car.
Synonyms
flee,
clear out (informal),
abscond,
fly,
bolt,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
run for it (informal),
slope off,
cut and run (informal),
beat a hasty retreat,
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
make away,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take to your heels,
run away or off
in the sense of scarper
Definition
to run away or escape
I've never seen anyone scarper so fast.
Synonyms
run away,
flee,
disappear,
go,
depart,
clear off (informal),
beat it (slang),
make off,
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
run for it,
slope off,
cut and run (informal),
beat a hasty retreat,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
take yourself off,
skedaddle (informal),
vamoose (slang, US),
make yourself scarce (informal),
take to your heels,
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
in the sense of skedaddle
Definition
to run off hastily
Synonyms
run away,
disappear,
flee,
bolt,
scoot,
abscond,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
hop it (British, slang),
beat a hasty retreat,
scurry away,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
scuttle away,
vamoose (slang, US)
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