torch

1. 1.

   burn maliciously, as by arson

   “The madman torched the barns”

   Broaderburn

Other forms of torch

plural

torches·

past tense

torched·

present participle

torching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about torch

What does torch mean?

torch means "a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in torch?

torch has 1 syllable: torch. In IPA it is /ˈtɔɹtʃ/.

What is another word for torch?

Close synonyms include common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is torch a common word?

torch is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with torch?

1 word rhymes with torch. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.