Looking for the meaning of the word TORCH in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of TORCH with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Torch
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French torche, from Latin torqua, variant of torques ‘necklace, wreath’, from torquere ‘to twist’. The current verb sense was originally US slang and dates from the 1930s
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tɔːtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a portable battery-powered electric lamp.
Short Definition:portable battery-powered electric lamp
Definition:
a blowlamp.
Short Definition:blowlamp
Definition:
an arsonist.
Short Definition:arsonist
Word: Torch
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tɔːtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
set fire to
Short Definition:set fire to
Examples:- the shops had been looted and torched
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