torc
torc

torch


Definition: Meaning of, torch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tɔːtʃ /

  • noun
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Singular Plural
torch torches
[countable]
  1. British English a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand [=  flashlight American English]
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  2. a long stick with burning material at one end that produces light
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  3. carry a torch for somebody old-fashioned to secretly love and admire someone
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  • verb
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
torch torched torched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
torching torches
[transitive]
  1. informal to deliberately make a building, vehicle etc start to burn
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torch used in phrases

  • oxyacetylene torch (noun)
    1. a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene
  • torch race (noun)
    1. ancient Greece in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next
  • torch singer (noun)
    1. usually a woman a singer who specializes in singing torch songs
  • torch song (noun)
    1. a sad song about love
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