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often attributive
1
: a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand : flambeau
torched; torching; torches
: to set fire to with or as if with a torch
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun several suspicious fires in the past few months have probably been set by the same torch Verb An arsonist torched the building. police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money
Recent Examples on the Web
Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Sue Bird and Fowles passing the torch to younger stars such as team captains Breanna Stewart and A’Ja Wilson as well as reigning league MVP Jonquel Jones and four first-time selections. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022 When the theater closed in January — the nonprofit continues to operate through satellite programs — Davanzo gifted some of its theater seating to Whammy!, symbolically passing the torch for the film community in Echo Park. Jenn Swann, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Vandals also damaged a sculpture of an angel that held an amber globe, similar to how the Statue of Liberty holds its torch. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 Behind them, a replica of the Statue of Liberty lifted her torch, surrounded by candles at her base. Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022 The torch passed from Kevin Faulk to Danny Woodhead to Shane Vereen and to White. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 The torch and axes represent the weapons used to fight for freedom. Essence, 11 Aug. 2022 Even if your boat already has a spotlight, a great waterproof, handheld torch like this rechargeable 6,000-lumen light from Goodsmann is a great tool to have on board to for boating at night. Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2022 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 Daemon uses his dragon — a sinewy, snake-like beast called Caraxes — to torch their ships and troops. Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Part of me is the young brother who wants to torch everything, and part of me is more conservative and just wants to protect my own interests. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 The armed man is demanding the bank return money from his frozen account to pay for his father’s operation, threatening to torch the bank and kill everyone in it, according to NNA. Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 Northern California will be affected, as well, the atmospheric blowtorch coming as fires torch the Golden State, including the swiftly moving Oak Fire, whose explosive growth has triggered numerous evacuations and a state of emergency. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 With the British threatening to torch Dutch and Chinese ships in the bay and bombard Nagasaki unless the Phaeton was fully stocked with food and water, Doeff and Matsudaira had few options. Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022 That her scheme will torch the Byrdes' latest efforts to make good with the cartel and move into (mostly) above-the-board business is almost a bonus, a catharsis after years of doing their bidding. David Faris, The Week, 29 Apr. 2022 The 6-1, 188-pound Olave is a polished route runner with sure hands who can torch single coverage. Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2022 See More
Noun
After his seven-season tenure as the musical frontman on The Late Show, Grammy winner Jon Batiste is passing the torch to multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Sue Bird and Fowles passing the torch to younger stars such as team captains Breanna Stewart and A’Ja Wilson as well as reigning league MVP Jonquel Jones and four first-time selections. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022 When the theater closed in January — the nonprofit continues to operate through satellite programs — Davanzo gifted some of its theater seating to Whammy!, symbolically passing the torch for the film community in Echo Park. Jenn Swann, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Vandals also damaged a sculpture of an angel that held an amber globe, similar to how the Statue of Liberty holds its torch. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 Behind them, a replica of the Statue of Liberty lifted her torch, surrounded by candles at her base. Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022 The torch passed from Kevin Faulk to Danny Woodhead to Shane Vereen and to White. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 The torch and axes represent the weapons used to fight for freedom. Essence, 11 Aug. 2022 Even if your boat already has a spotlight, a great waterproof, handheld torch like this rechargeable 6,000-lumen light from Goodsmann is a great tool to have on board to for boating at night. Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2022 Verb
The Colts properly use the bye week to flush the Cowboys loss and come out with their best game script of the season to torch a rebuilding Vikings defense. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 Daemon uses his dragon — a sinewy, snake-like beast called Caraxes — to torch their ships and troops. Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Part of me is the young brother who wants to torch everything, and part of me is more conservative and just wants to protect my own interests. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 The armed man is demanding the bank return money from his frozen account to pay for his father’s operation, threatening to torch the bank and kill everyone in it, according to NNA. Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 Northern California will be affected, as well, the atmospheric blowtorch coming as fires torch the Golden State, including the swiftly moving Oak Fire, whose explosive growth has triggered numerous evacuations and a state of emergency. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 With the British threatening to torch Dutch and Chinese ships in the bay and bombard Nagasaki unless the Phaeton was fully stocked with food and water, Doeff and Matsudaira had few options. Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022 That her scheme will torch the Byrdes' latest efforts to make good with the cartel and move into (mostly) above-the-board business is almost a bonus, a catharsis after years of doing their bidding. David Faris, The Week, 29 Apr. 2022 The 6-1, 188-pound Olave is a polished route runner with sure hands who can torch single coverage. Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English torche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *torca, alteration of Latin torqua something twisted, collar of twisted metal, alteration of torques; akin to Latin torquēre to twist — more at torture entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1901, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of torch was in the 13th century Phrases Containing torch
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