lit out
Left in haste
Lit out means to leave hurriedly or depart quickly, often to escape something or head somewhere with urgency: He lit out for the border before anyone noticed he was gone.
The phrase has a distinctly American flavor, common in Western and rural storytelling.
Past tense of light out.
Fastened or fled suddenly
- dashedMoved with sudden speed
- sprintedRan at top speed
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- spedMoved with haste
tore · shot · rocketed · zoomed · darted · bounded · galloped · hightailed
bolted
Fastened or fled suddenly
sped · tore · shot · rocketed · zoomed · darted · bounded · galloped · hightailed · hotfooted
fled
Escaped from danger
- abscondedDeparted secretly, furtively
- decampedDeparted suddenly, often secretly
- escapedGot away from confinement
eluded · evaded · ran off · got away · slipped away · disappeared · vanished · lammed · scarpered · bolted
embarked
Began a journey
launched · pioneered · trekked · explored · voyaged · hit the road · pushed off
- disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded
lit outlingered
Remained beyond expected
dawdled · tarried · moseyed along · dallied · loitered
lit outstayed put
Continued in place
remained · stuck around · settled in · stood fast · hunkered down
lit, out, light, lighted, lighting, lights, outs, outed, outing