Torching

verb

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.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."

2.nounAn act of arson.

3.nounA way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.

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