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Torch
01
a handheld portable light source that uses a flame to lighten a place
02
a handheld light that is battery-powered and is used to give light to a place in the dark
03
a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
to torch
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to intentionally set fire to something, causing it to burn or be destroyed
Transitive: to torch sth
Example
The rioters torched several cars during the protest.
Protesters may torch effigies as a symbolic act of dissent.
In some cultures, old buildings are ceremoniously torched to make space for new constructions.
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