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English noun: torch | |||
| 1. | torch (artifact) a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, light source | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flambeau | ||
| 2. | torch (plant) tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches | ||
| Synonyms | Aaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant | ||
| 3. | torch (artifact) a small portable battery-powered electric lamp | ||
| Synonyms | flashlight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electric lamp | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | penlight | ||
| Part holonym | flashlight battery | ||
| 4. | torch (artifact) a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame | ||
| Synonyms | blowlamp, blowtorch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burner | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | oxyacetylene torch | ||
English verb: torch | |||
| 1. | torch (change) burn maliciously, as by arson | ||
| Samples | The madman torched the barns. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burn, burn down, fire | ||
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