torch
Handheld flame carrier
A torch is a handheld light source—originally a burning stick or bundle of materials, now typically a battery-powered flashlight in British English.
Americans say flashlight; Brits say torch.
A blowtorch produces a hot flame for welding or cutting.
To torch something is to set it on fire, often deliberately: Rioters torched the building.
To carry a torch for someone is to harbor unrequited love.
Stage-by-stage transmission
- flameBurning gas made visible
- cauldronLarge metal cooking pot
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
bearer · runner · stadium · games · athletes · Greece · tradition · parade
Flammable welding fuel
- oxyacetyleneCombustible gas mixture for torches
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- brazingFiller-metal bonding process
- metalworkShaped metal objects
nozzle · tip · flame · heat · tank · regulator · soldering · propane
Guiding light source
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
freedom · Prometheus · statue · illumination · truth · wisdom · passing · legacy
flame
Burning gas made visible
kindle · lit · wooden · handle · pitch · rag · medieval · cave · dungeon · castle
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
ceremony · bearer · runner · stadium · games · athletes · Greece · tradition · parade · opening
acetylene
Flammable welding fuel
- oxyacetyleneCombustible gas mixture for torches
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- brazingFiller-metal bonding process
metalwork · nozzle · tip · flame · heat · tank · regulator · soldering · propane · blowtorch
beacon
Guiding light source
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
liberty · freedom · Prometheus · statue · illumination · truth · wisdom · passing · legacy · hope
beam
Structural support member
bulb · handheld · portable · brightness · switch · rechargeable · darkness · emergency · camping · headlamp
march
Rhythmic group walk
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
pitchfork · villagers · riot · uprising · night · symbolic · angry · procession · effigy · burning
- adventureadventure, quest, quests, exploration, explorers
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- game itemspotion, health potion, mana potion, power-up, extra life
- lampstable lamps, floor lamps, wall sconce, table lamp, floor lamp
- light sourcesflashlight, lamp, candle, sunlight, moonlight
torchflashlight
Portable electric lamp
LED light · headlamp · electric light · penlight · spotlight
- pass the torchTransfer duty to successor
- carried the torchSustained a cause
- carry the torchPerpetuate a cause
- carry a torchLove someone unrequitedly
- passing the torchTransferring responsibility to another
- blow torchFuel-powered directed flame device
torches, torching, torched, torque, torchlight, torchbearer, torqued, torchy, torchlights