torch

English

/tɔːtʃ/, /tɔɹtʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
  • (UK) A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
  • (US) An arsonist.
  • A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English torche derived from Old French torche derived from Latin *torca, torquēs root from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (turn, twist, spin, wind).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*terkʷ-

Gloss

turn, twist, spin, wind

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
🙃

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