set light to (something)

set light to (something)

To ignite or set fire to something. He set light to the fireworks, then ran behind the car for cover. Police arrested the man on suspicion of setting light to the local post office.
See also: light, set
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set ˈlight to something

(especially British English) make something start burning: A spark from the fire had set light to a rug.
See also: light, set, something
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See also:
  • set light to something
  • light up
  • lit up
  • flash (something) at (someone or something)
  • flash at
  • be light on
  • be light on (something)
  • be light on something
  • go light on (something)
  • be in somebody's light