torch

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
torch

Plural
torches

  1. (countable) A torch is a device for making light. One end of it is on fire.
  2. (countable) (UK) A torch is another word for a flashlight.

Verb[change]

Plain form
torch

Third-person singular
torches

Past tense
torched

Past participle
torched

Present participle
torching

  1. If you torch something you set it on fire.
    He was arrested for torching the building.