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   torch

   /tɔːtʃ/

   noun

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

   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.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTORCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TORCH definition: 1. a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries: 2. a thick…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     TORCH meaning: 1. a small light that is held in the hand and...

   • Znaczenie Torch, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     torch definicja: 1. a small light that is held in the hand...

   • Torch: Ukrainian Translation

     torch - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...

   • Torch: Norwegian Translation

     torch - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...

   • Torch: Catalan Translation

     torch translate: torxa, llanterna. Learn more in the...

   • Torch: Thai Translation

     torch - translate into Thai with the English-Thai Dictionary...

   • Torch: French Translation

     TORCH translate: torche [feminine], flambeau [masculine],...

   • Torch Spanish Translation

     TORCH translate: linterna, linterna, antorcha [feminine],...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › torchTorch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word torch, from a burning stick of wood to a device for emitting a hot flame. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of torch.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › torchTORCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTORCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TORCH meaning: 1. a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries: 2. a thick…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › torchTorch - definition of torch by The Free Dictionary

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   A torch is a portable light produced by fire or electricity, or a source of enlightenment or guidance. Learn the different meanings, uses, and idioms of the word torch from various dictionaries and sources.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTORCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word torch, from a small electric light to a device for welding metal. Find synonyms, pronunciation, examples and idioms related to torch.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › torchTorch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A torch is a handheld light. Although flashlights are sometimes called "torches," technically a torch has a burning flame.