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- Dictionarytorch/tɔːtʃ/
noun
- 1. a portable battery-powered electric lamp. British Similar
- 2. a blowlamp. North American
verb
- 1. set fire to: informal "the shops had been looted and torched"
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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. [1] . Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment.
1. : a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand : flambeau. 2. : something (such as tradition, wisdom, or knowledge) likened to a torch as giving light or guidance. pass the torch to the next generation.
TORCH definition: 1. a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries: 2. a thick…. Learn more.
A torch is a small, battery-powered electric light which you carry in your hand.
to burn a building or other large thing, intentionally and usually illegally: They smashed a side door to get in and then torched the warehouse when they had taken what they wanted. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. torches. A portable light consisting of a long piece of resinous wood, or twisted tow dipped in tallow, etc., flaming at one end; link; flambeau. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Anything considered as a source of enlightenment, illumination, inspiration, etc. The torch of science. Webster's New World. A flashlight.
Torch definition: 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.. See examples of TORCH used in a sentence.
Torch definition: 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.. See examples of TORCH used in a sentence.
A torch is a handheld light. Although flashlights are sometimes called "torches," technically a torch has a burning flame. Torch can also be used as a verb indicating that something has been purposely set on fire. For example, arsonists have been known to torch empty buildings just for fun. This meaning dates to 1931.
Definition of torch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
