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TORCH
blowtorch, torch, blowlamp
(noun) a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
flashlight, torch
(noun) a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
torch
(noun) a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
torch
(verb) burn maliciously, as by arson; “The madman torched the barns”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
torch (plural torches)
A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India) A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
(slang, US) An arsonist.
Short form for blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.
Synonyms
• (stick with flame at one end): brand
• (portable electric light): flashlight (US)
Verb
torch (third-person singular simple present torches, present participle torching, simple past and past participle torched)
To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).
Synonyms
• (set fire to): burn, firebomb, ignite, inflame, set ablaze
Anagrams
• troch.
Source: Wiktionary
Torch, n. Etym: [OE. torche, F. torche a torch, rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere, tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist, OF. torse a torse. Cf. Torture.]
Definition: A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame. They light the nuptial torch. Milton. Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under Thistle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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