"torch" meaning in English

See torch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɔː(r)ʧ/ [UK], /tɔrʧ/ [US] Audio: en-us-torch.ogg [US], en-au-torch.ogg [Australia] Forms: torch [singular], torches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|torch|torches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A torch is a device for making light. One end of it is on fire.
    Sense id: simple-torch-en-noun-nOCwQSEH
  2. A torch is another word for a flashlight. Tags: UK
    Sense id: simple-torch-en-noun-4B8Ve9m4

Verb

IPA: /tɔː(r)ʧ/ [UK], /tɔrʧ/ [US] Audio: en-us-torch.ogg [US], en-au-torch.ogg [Australia] Forms: torch [canonical], torches [third-person, singular], torched [past], torched [past, participle], torching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|torch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you torch something you set it on fire.
    Sense id: simple-torch-en-verb-tjOQ5EIV
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