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 campers carried torches to light their way through the dark forest. "utilityitemtechnologyChat 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."utilitytechnologyelectronicsitemdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn arsonist."The torches were careful to set fires only when no one was around. "personjoblawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA blowtorch or oxy-gas torch."The plumber used his torches to weld the copper pipes together. "technologymachineindustryenergyChat 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."propertyactionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
