Definder - what does the word mean?

What is light it up?

in paintball, or any form of gun-based combat, it is a phrase meaning "concentrate fire on that guy", or "shoot him till he screams"

"We got one behind those barrels! Light him up!"

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light it up - video


Light it up - what is it?

An order given to start firing your weapon at the enemy. Used extensively in war movies and TV programmes such as "Generation Kill"

Yeah... they look unarmed... light em up!

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What does "light it up" mean?

1) To spin the tires of a car to the point they start to smoke. To do a "Burn out" or "Smoking the tires".
1a) The visual equivalent is extending the index pointer finger of one or both hands and rotating it in a fast circular motion.

2) A phrase used by TV / Movie cops to turn on the cars lights and sirens to pull somebody over.

3) Military slang: To open fire on the enemy.

1) Before drag racing you have to light em up to get the tires hot

2) That car looks suspicious, light em up

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Light it up - what does it mean?

A phrase synonymous with "ENGAGE." Used to command those with potential energy to exert their energies, i.e. going to maximum afterburners, opening fire, going to 7K rpm.

A succinct phrase which is akin to saying "give it everything you've got"

Sgt. Mckinzie: "There's a Pave Low and an Apache overhead, Captain."
Cpt. Freeman: "LIGHT 'EM UP"

"It's the nineties, and there is time to light 'em up"

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Light it up - meaning

A slogan used by hate group Autism Speaks to promote finding a cure for autism. As a result its better to go REDInstead.

Person 1: Let's light it up blue for Autism!
Person 2: No you asshole! Let's go REDInstead

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Light it up - definition

infantry term to open fire on someone, by order or individually

shooting at someone

killing the enemy with small arms fire

a haji seen running with AK47 light him up!

the MF started shooting at us so we lit him up

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Light it up - slang

when you get something stuck "somewere" that is a plug in & or is electrical or has electrical potential energy

man that chick was all like i wanna light it up?

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Light it up

A great movie directed by Craig "Babyface" Bolotin!

-A group of teens is bent on improving the run-down conditions of their high-school.
-The best thing about this movie was not the action but the message that it was trying to send the message that everyone deserves to be treated equally and with the same amount of respect.

"It's not how long you live but how you live your life..."

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Light it up

Slang for applying more power to the tires of a vehicle than can be transferred into forward motion, resulting in wheel slippage and tire spin. Commonly knows as a burnout or peelout; lighting it up is more commonly associated with break stands in a front wheel drive minivan.

I'm gonna light it up in front of that cop just to let him know what's up.

Wow, that minivan can really light it up when you floor it.

Did you see that 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass light it up at that intersection?

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Light it up

Direct a lot of machine gun fire at it.

checkpoint>
Sergeant: "Fire warning shots."

Sergetant: "Light it up."

...1000 rounds later...

Private: "Shit, shit, that car was full of orphans and nuns. Dammit!"

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