1. noun /tɔː(ɹ)ʧ,tɔɹʧ/
The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampires castle.
b) A portable source of electric light.
Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.
2. verb /tɔː(ɹ)ʧ,tɔɹʧ/
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.
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