noun🔗ShareA stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material."The hiker used a torch to light the way down the dark mountain path. "utilityitemdevicethingenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight."Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness."technologyelectronicsutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn arsonist."The police suspected the disgruntled former employee was the torch responsible for burning down the warehouse. "personjobpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA blowtorch or oxy-gas torch."The welder used the torch to melt the metal pieces together. "technologyutilitymachineindustryenergyweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick)."Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street."actiondisasterwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
