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What does alight mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word alight? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.
Verb
  1. (from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.
  2. (on) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
  3. (intransitive, followed by "upon") To find by accident
Verb
  1. (transitive) To light; light up; illuminate.
  2. (transitive) To set light to; light.
Adjective
  1. Lit, on fire, switched on.
  2. (figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning.
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