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Another word for torch

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Verb

  1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion

    Idioms:
    See also:

    start

    hot

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Another word for torch

Noun
  1. See also:

    flashlight

Idioms:

    carry-a-torch-for

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Sentence Examples

  • A nice little hot torch for the infantry!

  • He ripped open the door, blinded by the torch light in the halls.

  • Kris lit another torch to display a darkened case on the wall.

  • It was like the Olympic torch in antiquity: All it took was one guy carrying the torch to slip in the mud and the entire chain was broken.

  • He took in the gilded sconces and carved statues until his sensitive eyes watered, and he closed his eyes to the torch light.

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