Torch
31torch — See: CARRY A TORCH …
32torch — See: CARRY A TORCH …
33TORCH — Acronym for toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus infection, and herpes simplex. See T. syndrome. * * * toxoplasmosis, other [congenital syphilis and viruses], rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus * * * TORCH… …
34torch — Synonyms and related words: acetylene welder, angle, arsonist, bait the hook, bank, blast lamp, blowpipe, blowtorch, bob, brand, burn, burner, butane lighter, candle, cigarette lighter, clam, conflagrate, cresset, dap, dib, dibble, drive,… …
35torch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. light, torchlight, brand; flambeau; flashlight; slang, firebug, arsonist. See heat, fuel. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. beacon, light, flare, firebrand; see flashlight . • carry a torch for*, Syn. pine for …
36torch — [13] A torch is etymologically something ‘twisted’. The word comes via Old French torche from Vulgar Latin *torca, which was derived from the Latin verb torquēre ‘twist’ (source also of English torment, torture, etc). The notion underlying the… …
37torch — I n An arsonist, someone who starts fires illegally for money.Burnham Goode was a torch for the mob until the police collared him on the job. 1930s II v To commit arson, to burn down illegally. I hear Burnham Goode torched his own restaurant for… …
38torch — See: carry a torch …
39torch — n 1. brand, firebrand, link, cresset, flambeau, Archaic. lamp. 2. carry the torch for Slang. pine, yearn for, long for, languish for, ache for, sign for, wish for; love, be desperately in love, Sl. have it bad, Sl. have a crush on [s.o.] …
40torch — [tɔːtʃ] noun [C] I 1) British a small electric light that you hold in your hand 2) a piece of wood with a flame at one end that is used as a light II verb [T] torch [tɔːtʃ] to set fire to something …
