Torch

noun

Word Frequency: 3.1

Definitions

1.nounA stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.

"The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle."

2.nounA portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.

"Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness."

3.nounAn arsonist.

4.nounA blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

5.verbTo set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

"Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street."

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