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ALL meanings of torch

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  • noun torch flashlight 1
  • noun torch fire used for light 1
  • noun torch blowtorch 1
  • transitive verb torch set fire to sth 1
  • noun torch source of guidance 1
  • noun torch a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end. 1
  • noun torch something considered as a source of illumination, enlightenment, guidance, etc.: the torch of learning. 1
  • noun torch any of various lamplike devices that produce a hot flame and are used for soldering, burning off paint, etc. 1
  • noun torch Slang. an arsonist. 1
  • noun torch Chiefly British. flashlight (def 1). 1
  • verb without object torch to burn or flare up like a torch. 1
  • verb with object torch to point (the joints between roofing slates) with a mixture of lime and hair. 1
  • idioms torch carry the / a torch for, Slang. to be in love with, especially to suffer from unrequited love for: He still carries a torch for his ex-wife. 1
  • countable noun torch A torch is a small electric light which is powered by batteries and which you can carry in your hand. 0
  • countable noun torch A torch is a long stick with burning material at one end, used to provide light or to set things on fire. 0
  • countable noun torch A torch is a device that produces a hot flame and is used for tasks such as cutting or joining pieces of metal. 0
  • verb torch If someone torches a building or vehicle, they set fire to it deliberately. 0
  • noun torch a small portable electric lamp powered by one or more dry batteries 0
  • noun torch a wooden or tow shaft dipped in wax or tallow and set alight 0
  • noun torch anything regarded as a source of enlightenment, guidance, etc 0
  • noun torch any apparatus that burns with a hot flame for welding, brazing, or soldering 0
  • verb torch to set fire to, esp deliberately as an act of arson 0
  • noun torch a portable light consisting of a long piece of resinous wood, or twisted tow dipped in tallow, etc., flaming at one end; link; flambeau 0
  • noun torch anything considered as a source of enlightenment, illumination, inspiration, etc. 0
  • noun torch any of various portable devices for producing a very hot flame, used in welding, burning off paint, etc. 0
  • noun torch a flashlight 0
  • verb transitive torch to set fire to, as in arson 0
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