1. a portable light source, especially one with a flame
2. a flashlight
Usage: British
3. something that serves as a source of enlightenment, guidance, or inspiration
Usage: figurative

1. to set fire to something deliberately

Examples

• The Olympic torch was carried through the city.
• She grabbed a torch from the drawer to check the basement.
• The protesters torched several buildings during the riot.
• He passed the torch of leadership to his successor.
• The cave explorer used a torch to light the way.
• Education is the torch that illuminates the path to progress.
• They torched the old documents to destroy the evidence.