Definition of "limelight"

limelight

/ˈlaɪm.laɪt/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural limelights
1. A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
2. (by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.
  Quotations
  Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-haYou never thought that hip-hop would take it this farNow I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tightTime to get paid, blow up like the World Trade
  1994, 0:41 from the start, in Juicy‎ (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G.
verb
third-person singular simple present limelights, present participle limelighting, simple past and past participle limelighted or limelit
1. to illuminate with limelight