torch – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
torch
n.
piece of wood that is lit on fire to provide light, lamp; flashlight, small portable light powered by a battery; (Slang) arsonist, one who intentionally lights fires, one who maliciously burns property
v.
set on fire, ignite, set ablaze; intentionally light fires, set on fire maliciously
Torch
A
torch is a stick with combustible material at one end, which is ignited and used as a light source. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in
juggling entertainment. In some countries the word torch is used as the term for a 'battery operated portable light'.
Torch (disambiguation)
A
torch is a portable burning light source.
torch
Noun
1. a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
(hypernym) light, light source
(hyponym) flambeau
2. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
(synonym) common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, Verbascum thapsus
(hypernym) mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant
3. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
(synonym) flashlight
(hypernym) electric lamp
(hyponym) penlight
(part-meronym) flashlight battery
4. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
(synonym) blowtorch, blowlamp
(hypernym) burner
(hyponym) oxyacetylene torch
Verb
1. burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"
(hypernym) burn, fire, burn down
torch
n.
kapesní svítilna; baterka; pochodeň
torch
Rzecz.
latarka (elektryczna); pochodnia
