Kind Of Barge Carrying Less Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "LIGHTER" which means:

noun
• • A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
• • A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
• • A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
verb
• • Transport in a flatbottom boat
adjective
• • Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
• • Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
• • (of coffee) served with extra milk or cream.
• • Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
• • Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
• • Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
• • Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
• • Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
• • Gentle; having little force or momentum.
• • Easy to endure or perform.
• • Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
• • Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
• • Unchaste, wanton.
• • Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
• • Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
• • Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
• • Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
• • Easily interrupted by stimulation.

An example sentence would be:

• • "She prefers lighter shades of paint for her bedroom walls."
• • "I bought a lighter jacket for the spring season."

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