lights-out
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- The time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime.
- The prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital.
- Something hopeless, over; unconsciousness.
- Decisive play.
- Alternative form of lights-out.
- Unconsciousness.
Adjective
- Done in the dark because fully automated. Often describes night shift or third shift work.
Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of light out
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