torch

US /tɔːrtʃ/

UK /tɔːrtʃ/

1.

torche

set fire to.

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the shops had been looted and torched

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burn set fire to incinerate ignite kindle light start touch off

1.

torche

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.

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firebrand brand lantern candle taper link cresset

2.

torche

a portable battery-operated electric lamp; a flashlight.

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lamp light flashlight beacon illuminant flambeau

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torch song carry a torch for