relightverb [ I or T ]
/ˌriːˈlaɪt//ˌriːˈlaɪt/relit or or relighted, relit or or relightedto begin to burn again; to make something begin to burn again:
If no gas leak is detected, relight your heater.
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- A failure to relight suggests a blocked jet, which needs cleaning and adjusting.
- I just relit the furnace after waiting 3.5 hours for a plumber who still hasn't shown up.
- He had been trying to relight the firework after it had failed to go off at a public display.
- Castro explained that you never relight a cigar. When it goes out, you throw it away.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Starting fires
- combust
- fire
- fire starter
- firelighter
- ignite
- ignition
- incendiary
- kindle
- kindling
- light
- make
- make sth up
- put
- put sth out 1
- set fire to sth/sb idiom
- set sth/sb on fire idiom
- strike
- tinder
- torch
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