TORCH

Definition of TORCH

  1. (noun)a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
  2. (noun)tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
  3. (noun)a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
  4. (noun)a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
  5. (verb)burn maliciously, as by arson