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1. (n.) torch
a light, usu. carried in the hand, consisting of a stick of resinous wood, tallow-soaked flax, or some other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
2. torch
something considered as a source of illumination, enlightenment, or guidance:
the torch of learning.
3. torch
any of various lamplike devices producing a hot flame, used for soldering, burning off paint, etc.
4. torch
Slang. an arsonist.
5. torch
Chiefly Brit.
6. (v.t.) torch
to subject to the flame or light of a torch.
7. torch
to set fire to, esp. maliciously.
8. torch
carry a or the torch for, to be in love with, esp. without being loved in return.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME torche (n.) < OF < VL *torca a twist of straw, something twisted. See torque1)
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1. (noun) torch
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
2. (noun) common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
3. (noun) flashlight, torch
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
4. (verb) blowtorch, torch, blowlamp
a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
5. (verb) torch
burn maliciously, as by arson
"The madman torched the barns"
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1. (noun) torch
a stick that burns at one end
by the light of a torch
2. torch
a flashlight
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1. (noun) TORCH
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
2. (noun) TORCH
a flashlight
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Sense: (Americanˈflashlight ) a small portable light worked by an electric battery
He shone his torch into her face.
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 Afrikaans: flitslig |
 Arabic: قِنْديل |
 Bulgarian: фенерче |
 Brazilian: lanterna |
 Czech: baterka |
 German: die Taschenlampe |
 Danish: lommelygte |
 Greek: φακός |
 Spanish: linterna |
 Estonian: taskulamp |
 Farsi: چراغ قوه |
 Finnish: taskulamppu |
 French: lampe de poche |
 Hebrew: פַּנָס |
 Hindi: टॉर्च |
 Croatian: baterijska svjetiljka, dž |
 Hungarian: zseblámpa |
 Indonesian: senter |
 Icelandic: vasaljós |
 Italian: torcia |
 Japanese: 懐中電灯 |
 Korean: 회중 전등 |
 Lithuanian: žibintuvėlis |
 Latvian: (kabatas) lukturītis |
 Malay: lampu suluh |
 Dutch: zaklantaarn |
 Norwegian: lommelykt |
 Polish: latarka |
 Persian: چراغ قوه |
 Pashto: مشعل، شونټۍ، ليت: دلاس څر |
 Portuguese: pilha |
 Romanian: lanternă |
 Russian: карманный фонарик |
 Slovak: baterka |
 Slovenian: žepna svetilka |
 Serbian: baterijska lampa |
 Swedish: ficklampa |
 Thai: ไฟฉาย |
 Turkish: el feneri |
 Taiwanese: 手電筒 |
 Ukrainian: кишеньковий ліхтарик |
 Urdu: ٹارچ، بيٹري |
 Vietnamese: đèn pin |
 Chinese: 手电筒 |
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