light off

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English

Verb

light off (third-person singular simple present lights off, present participle lighting off, simple past and past participle lit off)

  1. (transitive) To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on.
  2. (intransitive, of a boiler) To ignite properly and begin functioning.