torch

Meanings

Noun

• A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
• A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
• An arsonist.
• A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

Verb

• To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

Related

Similar words

• brand
• flashlight
• burn, firebomb, ignite, inflame, set ablaze

Origin

• From Middle English torche, from Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, from torqua, from Latin torquēs, torquīs, from torqueō.