<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>used without object</li><li>a·light·ed or a·lit</li><li>a·light·ing</li><li>to dismount from a horse</li><li>descend from a vehicle, etc.</li><li>to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree.</li><li>to encounter or notice something accidentally.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Catawampus</li></ul>