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   Torch

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   noun

   • 1. a portable means of illumination such as a piece of wood or cloth soaked in tallow or an oil lamp on a pole, sometimes carried ceremonially. historical Similar firebrandbrandlanterncandletaperhistorical:linkcresset
   • ▪ used to refer to a valuable quality, principle, or cause that needs to be protected and maintained: "mountain warlords carried the torch of Greek independence"
   • ▪ a blowtorch. North American
   • ▪ an arsonist. informal US
   • 2. a portable battery-operated electric lamp; a flashlight. British Similar lamplightflashlightbeaconrare:illuminantflambeau

   verb

   • 1. set fire to: informal "the shops had been looted and torched"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French torche, from Latin torqua, variant of torques ‘necklace, wreath’, from torquere ‘to twist’. The current verb sense was originally US slang and dates from the 1930s.

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   What is torch verb?

   • Definition of torch verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary torch something to set fire to a building or vehicle deliberately in order to destroy it The houses had been looted and then torched. Rioters threw bottles at police and torched a number of cars.

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   What is a torch used for?

   • A torch is a device that produces a hot flame and is used for tasks such as cutting or joining pieces of metal. The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene torches to open the vault. A torch is a small electric light which is powered by batteries and which you can carry in your hand. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Where does the word torch come from?

   • From Middle English torche, from Old French torche (“torch; bundle of straw”), from Vulgar Latin *torca (“coiled object”), from Latin torqua, variant of torquis, from torqueō (“twist”, verb) . 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.

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   What is a burning torch?

   • A burning torch, discarded on the road in the wake of the Lewes Bonfire Night celebrations. A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end which can be used as a light source or to set something on fire.

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   See torch in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: torch. Definition of torch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   torch in American English. (tɔrtʃ ) noun. 1. a portable light consisting of a long piece of resinous wood, or twisted tow dipped in tallow, etc., flaming at one end; link; flambeau. 2. anything considered as a source of enlightenment, illumination, inspiration, etc. the torch of science.

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   (literary) to set fire to something deliberately. See torch in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: torch. Definition of torch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun [ C ] uk / tɔːtʃ / us. torch noun [C] (LIGHT) Add to word list Add to word list. B2. a small electric light that you hold in your hand. torch noun [C] (STICK) a long stick with material that burns tied to the top of it. torch. verb [ T ] informal uk / tɔːtʃ / us. to destroy something by burning it: A number of houses were torched.

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   Mar 23, 2024 · 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.

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   a light, made of a stick of wood or some other substance, lighted at the upper end. something thought of as a source of knowledge or guidance: the torch of learning. any of various devices producing a hot flame, used for soldering, etc.; a blowtorch. [ Slang.]an arsonist. British Terms [ Chiefly Brit.]flashlight (def. 1). v. [ ~ + object]