°(Australia NZ British) A portable source of
electric light.
"Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness."
verb
°To set
fire to, especially using a torch (1) above.
"Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street."
synonyms:
brand, flashlight, burn, firebomb
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, ignite, inflame, set, ablaze