"make a light" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-make a light.ogg [Australia] Forms: makes a light [present, singular, third-person], making a light [participle, present], made a light [participle, past], made a light [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a light}} make a light (third-person singular simple present makes a light, present participle making a light, simple past and past participle made a light)
  1. (idiomatic) When driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_a_light-en-verb-W3azoAsd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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