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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ
a handheld portable light source that uses a flame to lighten a place
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The Olympic torch symbolizes unity and tradition.
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āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ, āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ
a portable electric light source, typically powered by batteries, used to illuminate dark areas
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The torch flickered before the batteries died.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ, āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ
a tool that generates a high-temperature flame by combining fuel with air, used for welding, cutting, or heating
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A blowtorch is a type of torch used in metalwork.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
to torch
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āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to intentionally set fire to something, causing it to burn or be destroyed
Transitive: to torch sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In some cultures, old buildings are ceremoniously torched to make space for new constructions.
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āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to heat drugs, such as crack, before inhaling
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She is torching the drug to get it ready for smoking.
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