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T0275900 (tôrch)n.1. a. A portable light produced by the flame of a stick of resinous wood or of a flammable material wound about the end of a stick of wood; a flambeau.b. Chiefly British A flashlight.2. Something that serves to illuminate, enlighten, or guide.3. Slang An arsonist.4. A portable apparatus that produces a very hot flame by the combustion of gases, used in welding and construction.5. Longstanding unrequited romantic feelings for a person: My torch for her has finally gone out.tr.v. torched, torch·ing, torch·es Slang To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.Idioms: carry a torch To have longstanding feelings of love that are not requited: still carrying the torch for a man she knew in her twenties. put to the torch To destroy by fire; burn down.

[Middle English torche, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *torca, alteration of Latin torqua, variant of torquēs, torque, from Latin torquēre, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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(tɔːtʃ) n1. (Electronics) a small portable electric lamp powered by one or more dry batteries. US and Canadian word: flashlight 2. a wooden or tow shaft dipped in wax or tallow and set alight3. anything regarded as a source of enlightenment, guidance, etc: the torch of evangelism. 4. (Tools) any apparatus that burns with a hot flame for welding, brazing, or soldering5. carry a torch for to be in love with, esp unrequitedly6. put to the torch to set fire to; burn down: the looted monastery was put to the torch. vb (tr) slang to set fire to, esp deliberately as an act of arson[C13: from Old French torche handful of twisted straw, from Vulgar Latin torca (unattested), from Latin torquēre to twist] ˈtorchˌlike adj

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n. 1. a light, usu. carried in the hand, consisting of a stick of resinous wood, tallow-soaked flax, or some other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end. 2. something considered as a source of illumination, enlightenment, or guidance: the torch of learning. 3. any of various lamplike devices producing a hot flame, used for soldering, burning off paint, etc. 4. Slang. an arsonist. 5. Chiefly Brit. flashlight (def. 1). v.t. 6. to subject to the flame or light of a torch. 7. to set fire to, esp. maliciously. Idioms: carry a or the torch for, to be in love with, esp. without being loved in return. [1250–1300; Middle English torche (n.) < Old French < Vulgar Latin *torca a twist of straw, something twisted. See torque¹] torch′a•ble, adj. torch′like`, adj.

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funeral - Once was a torchlight procession, from Latin funis, "torch"—because funerals of the Romans took place at night by torchlight.
kindle - The verb is related to Old Norse kyndill, "candle, torch."
Drummond light - A torch that burns calcium oxide (lime) and gives off intense white light, it was named for Scottish engineer Capt. Thomas Drummond, R.E. (1797-1840), who invented it around 1825.
torch - From Latin torquere, it first referred to tarred twists of frayed rope.

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Noun	1.	torch - a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substanceflambeau - a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)light source, light - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
	2.	torch - tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torchesAaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mulleinflannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant - any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
	3.	torch - a small portable battery-powered electric lampflashlightelectric lamp - a lamp powered by electricityflashlight battery - a small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power flashlightspenlight - a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen
	4.	torch - a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flameblowlamp, blowtorchburner - an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"oxyacetylene torch - a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene
Verb	1.	torch - burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

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noun1. flashlight, light, lamp, beacon She shone a torch over the terrified faces.2. firebrand, brand, taper, flaming stick They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.verb set fire to, burn, ignite, set on fire, kindle, set alight, incinerate, destroy by fire, set light to, reduce to ashes, put a match to The rioters torched the local library.

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verbSlang. To cause to burn or undergo combustion:enkindle, fire, ignite, kindle, light.Idioms: set afire, set fire to.

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(toːtʃ) noun1. (American ˈflashlight) a small portable light worked by an electric battery. He shone his torch into her face.手电筒2. a piece of wood etc set on fire and carried as a light. 火把

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carry the torch for (someone)

To be in love with someone, especially secretly and/or unrequitedly. I've carried the torch for her since high school, but I've never been able to tell her how I feel. Susan carried the torch for him for years after they broke up.See also: carry, torch

hand on the torch

To give something to someone else, often one's position and/or responsibilities. Because Gina is retiring, she is handing on the torch to me, and I'll take over her job as supervisor. My grandmother is unable to stand long enough to cook such a large meal, so we're making Thanksgiving dinner this year—she has handed on the torch to us.See also: hand, on, torch

carry a torch for (one)

To be in love with one, especially secretly and/or unrequitedly. I've carried a torch for her since high school, but I've never been able to tell her how I feel. Susan carried a torch for him for years after they broke up.See also: carry, torch

carry the torch

To fight for someone or something and encourage or lead others to do the same. While you hate the idea of this big construction project and are ready to carry the torch, you should know that most of the townspeople have been very vocal in their support of it.See also: carry, torch

pass the torch

To transfer or bestow one's role, position, responsibilities, etc., to someone else. Gina is retiring next month, and she's passing the torch to me as head of the department. My grandmother is unable to stand long enough to cook such a large meal, so she's passing the torch to us to make Thanksgiving dinner this year.See also: pass, torch

put (something) to the torch

To set fire to something with the intention of destroying it. The soldiers stormed through the village, putting homes to the torch as they went. Many holy scriptures of the religion were put to the torch during the war.See also: put, torch

carry a torch

To be in love with someone, especially secretly and/or unrequitedly. I've carried a torch for her since high school, but I've never been able to tell her how I feel. Susan carried a torch for him for years after they broke up.See also: carry, torch

carry a torch (for someone)

and carry the torch (for someone)Fig. to be in love with someone who is not in love with you; to brood over a hopeless love affair. John is carrying a torch for Jane. Is John still carrying a torch after all this time?See also: carry, torch

carry the torch

1. Fig. to lead or participate in a (figurative) crusade. The battle was over, but John continued to carry the torch. If Jane hadn't carried the torch, no one would have followed, and the whole thing would have failed. 2. Go to carry a torch (for someone).See also: carry, torch

carry a torch for

Also, carry the torch for. Continue to feel the pain of unreciprocated love for, as in Jane has been carrying the torch for Bill for at least a year. The torch in this term alludes to the heat of love or passion. [1920s] See also: carry, torch

pass the torch

Also, hand on the torch. Relinquish responsibilities, a tradition, practice, or knowledge to another. For example, When the company's founder became too ill to continue, he passed the torch to his nephew . This metaphoric expression alludes to the ancient Greek torch race, in which a lighted torch was passed from one runner to the next. A translation from both Greek and Latin, the English version dates from the late 1800s. See also: pass, torch

carry the torch

If you carry the torch for something such as a political party or a particular belief, you support it very strongly and try to persuade other people to support it too. Note: The torch referred to in these expressions is a long stick with burning material at one end which provides a light. This kind of torch is sometimes used in processions or parades. This group aims to carry the torch for the millions of people who demonstrated and the thousands who died. I just want to thank all of you for carrying the torch, for being the solid base that makes our party what it is. Note: Other verbs can be used instead of carry. There's nobody left to take up the torch for the group at national level.See also: carry, torch

carry a torch for someone

If you carry a torch for someone, you are in love with them but they do not love you. Note: The torch referred to in these expressions is a long stick with burning material at one end which provides a light. This kind of torch is sometimes used in processions or parades. What makes a woman so special that a man will carry a torch for her all his life? Note: The verb hold is sometimes used instead of carry. He never saw the woman again. And he went through the rest of his life holding a torch for her.See also: carry, someone, torch

pass the torch to someone

If you pass the torch to someone, you pass responsibility for something to them. Note: The torch referred to in these expressions is a long stick with burning material at one end which provides a light. This kind of torch is sometimes used in processions or parades. Supposedly, he would pass the torch to LeMond, seven years his junior.See also: pass, someone, torch

carry a torch for

feel (especially unrequited) love for. 1996 TV Times A dentist carrying a torch for the local ‘strawberry blonde’ wonders if he married the right woman. See also: carry, torch

hand on (or pass) the torch

pass on a tradition, especially one of learning or enlightenment. The image here is that of the runners in a relay passing on the torch to each other, as was the custom in the ancient Greek Olympic Games. The tradition of the torch relay is preserved as a prelude to the modern Olympics, with a team of runners carrying the Olympic torch vast distances across various countries until the site of the Games is reached.See also: hand, on, torch

put to the torch (or put a torch to)

destroy by burning.See also: put, torch

carry a ˈtorch for somebody

be in love with somebody, especially somebody who does not love you in return: She’s been carrying a torch for him for years.See also: carry, somebody, torch

put something to the ˈtorch

(literary) set fire to something deliberately: The original castle was put to the torch in the 18th century, although it was rebuilt later.See also: put, something, torch

pass the torch

To relinquish (responsibilities, for example) to another or others.See also: pass, torch

carry a torch

To have longstanding feelings of love that are not requited: still carrying the torch for a man she knew in her twenties.See also: carry, torch

put to the torch

To destroy by fire; burn down.See also: put, torch

carry a torch

To love someone, often secretly, who doesn't reciprocate the feeling. The torch of the phrase could mean the flame of love or a handheld flame that lights the way to spy on the object of your affection, who is probably with his or her current flame.See also: carry, torch

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noun flashlight

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noun firebrand

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verb set fire to

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verb to cause to burn or undergo combustion

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noun a light usually carried in the hand

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noun a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

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noun a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

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verb burn maliciously, as by arson

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