• Noun

    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.
    something considered as a source of illumination, enlightenment, guidance, etc.
    the torch of learning.
    any of various lamplike devices that produce a hot flame and are used for soldering, burning off paint, etc.
    Slang . an arsonist.
    Chiefly British . flashlight ( def. 1 ) .

    Verb (used without object)

    to burn or flare up like a torch.

    Verb (used with object)

    to subject to the flame or light of a torch, as in order to burn, sear, solder, or illuminate.
    Slang . to set fire to maliciously, esp. in order to collect insurance. ?

    Idiom

    carry the or a torch for, Slang . to be in love with
    esp. to suffer from unrequited love for
    He still carries a torch for his ex-wife.

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