Definition of "alight"
verb:
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To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.
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To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
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To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
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To come or chance (upon).
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To light; light up; illuminate.
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To set light to; light.
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adjective:
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Lit, on fire, switched on.
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Lit; on fire, burning.
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