torches Definition

torch
noun torches

(Brit)
1. A small portable light powered by electric batteries.
2. A piece of wood or bundle of cloth, etc which is set alight and used as a source of light.
3. Any source of heat, light, illumination or enlightenment, etc.

verb

(especially N Amer)
torches, torched, torching
1. colloq
To set fire to something deliberately.

Idiom: carry a torch for someone

To feel love, especially unrequited love, for them.

Etymology: 13c: from French torche.