torch

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noun

1 (BrE) electric light ⇨ See also ↑flashlight

ADJECTIVE

▪ powerful

▪ electric

VERB + TORCH

▪ carry, have

▪ switch off, turn off

▪ switch on, turn on

▪ flash, point, shine

▪

The policeman flashed his torch over the men's faces.

▪

I shone my torch through the crack.

TORCH + VERB

▪ flash, shine

▪

A powerful torch shone in their direction.

TORCH + NOUN

▪ beam

PHRASES

▪ the beam of a torch

▪ the light from a torch, the light of a torch

▪

We struggled to read the map by the light of the torch.

2 piece of burning wood carried to give light

ADJECTIVE

▪ blazing, burning, flaming, flickering

▪ Olympic

VERB + TORCH

▪ light

▪

They lit their torches from the fire.

▪ carry, hold

▪

Servants were carrying lighted torches.

▪ pass, pass on (both figurative)

▪

I'm ready to pass the torch on to the next generation.

TORCH + VERB

▪ light

▪

The path was lit by blazing torches.

▪ burn

▪

The torches were burning fiercely.

▪ flare, flicker

▪ go out

▪

The torch flickered and went out.

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verb

Torch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑mob