Meaning & Definition of Torch in English
English⟶
Torch
/tɔrʧ/
noun
1. A light usually carried in the hand
- Consists of some flammable substance
synonym:
- torch
2. Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers
- Ancient greeks and romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
synonym:
- common mullein,
- great mullein,
- Aaron's rod,
- flannel mullein,
- woolly mullein,
- torch,
- Verbascum thapsus
3. A small portable battery-powered electric lamp
synonym:
- flashlight,
- torch
4. A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
synonym:
- blowtorch,
- torch,
- blowlamp
verb
1. Burn maliciously, as by arson
- "The madman torched the barns"
synonym:
- torch
Examples of using
Tom extinguished his torch.
The sun is the torch, the lamp of the universe; if it is situated in the central region it's because this is the best place to illuminate the planets.
It is almost impossible to bear the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody’s beard.