(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a small electric light which is powered by batteries and which you can carry in your hand. (BRIT; in AM, use flashlight )
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2.
A ~ is a long stick with burning material at one end, used to provide light or to set things on fire.
They lit a ~ and set fire to the chapel’s thatch.
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3.
A ~ is a device that produces a hot flame and is used for tasks such as cutting or joining pieces of metal.
The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene ~es to open the vault.
N-COUNT: supp N
see also blow~
4.
If someone ~es a building or vehicle, they set fire to it deliberately.
The rioters ~ed the local library...
VERB: V n
5.
If you say that someone is carrying a ~ for someone else, you mean that they secretly admire them or love them.
He has always carried a ~ for Barbara.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n
6.
If you say that someone is carrying the ~ of a particular belief or movement, you mean that they are working hard to ensure that it is not forgotten and continues to grow stronger.
This group aims to carry the ~ for the millions who demonstrated and the thousands who died...
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR for/of n