'Torch' definitions:

Definition of 'torch'

From: WordNet
noun
A light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
noun
Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus]
noun
A small portable battery-powered electric lamp [syn: flashlight, torch]
noun
A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame [syn: blowtorch, torch, blowlamp]
verb
Burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"

Definition of 'Torch'

From: GCIDE
  • Torch \Torch\ (t[^o]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch, rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere, tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist, OF. torse a torse. Cf. Torture.] A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame. [1913 Webster]
  • They light the nuptial torch. --Milton. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
  • Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under Thistle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'torch'

From: GCIDE
  • Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.) The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'torch'

From: GCIDE
  • flashlight \flash"light`\ n. a portable battery-powered electric lamp, small enough to be held in one hand; -- it is most commonly cylindrical, but other forms are also made. It is called in Britain a torch
  • Syn: torch. [WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'torch'

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