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torch
noun
verb
A light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
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tɔːtʃ
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noun
A light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
noun
Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
noun
A small portable battery-powered electric lamp
noun
A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
verb
Burn maliciously, as by arson
“The madman torched the barns”
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The madman torched the barns
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