To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of torch

simple past tense and past participle of torch

plural of torch

plural of torching

An act of arson. / A way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.

present participle of torch

(idiomatic) To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.

A torchbearer, as in the Olympics. / (Sussex) One who collects used torches for a bonfire society on Bonfire Night.