TORCH

I. noun Usage: often attributive see: torture Date: 13th century a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand ; flambeau , something (as tradition, wisdom, or knowledge) likened to a ~ as giving light or guidance , any of various portable devices for emitting an unusually hot flame, flashlight 2, incendiary 1a, II. transitive verb Date: 1901 to set fire to with or as if with a ~