Meaning & use
light-up
Designed to glow or illuminate, typically using a small internal light source, especially in toys or shoes.
See it in a sentence
Her little brother refused to take off his light-up sneakers even at bedtime.
The store sold light-up decorations that flickered in different colors for the holiday.
A note on using this word
Light-up is hyphenated when placed before a noun, as in 'light-up shoes,' distinguishing it from the phrasal verb 'light up.'
Words with a similar meaning
illuminatedglowing
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