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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.

Example: The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.

A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.

Example: Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.

An arsonist.

A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

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

Example: Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.