Torch
WordNet
noun
(1) A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
(2) A small portable battery-powered electric lamp
(3) A light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
(4) Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
verb
(5) Burn maliciously, as by arson
"The madman torched the barns"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A stick with a flame on one end used as a light source.
- The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.
- A portable source of electric light.
- Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.
Synonyms
- (stick with fire at one end): brand
- (portable electric light): flashlight (US)
Verb
- To set fire to, especially using a torch (1) above.
- Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.