torch
verb [T] /tɔːtʃ/
/tɔːrtʃ/ Definition
› to burn a building or other large thing, intentionally and usually illegally: They smashed a side door to get in and then torched the warehouse when they had taken what they wanted.Starting fires
(Definition of torch verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bellows noun
- firelighter noun
- ignite verb
- ignition noun
- incendiary adjective (FIRE)
- kindle verb (FIRE)
- kindling noun
- light noun (FLAME)
- light verb (START FLAMES)
- make sth up phrasal verb (PREPARE)
- match noun (STICK)
- put sth out phrasal verb (STOP BURNING)
- set fire to sth/sb idiom
- set sth/sb on fire idiom
- strike verb (HIT)
- tinder noun
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