torch
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- noun
- /tɔrtʃ/
- UK
- I shone the torch in the direction of the sound, and two pairs of eyes caught the light.
- flashlight or torch
- shine a torch
- hold a torch
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Watch on YouTubeAnd they'd be woken up by this dark figure looming over them, shining a torch in their face.
- And they'd be woken up by this dark figure looming over them, shining a torch in their face.
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And they'd be woken up by this dark figure looming over them, shining a torch in their face.
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We used a torch to illuminate the dark cave as we explored its depths.
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So I just use the torch on my phone and they love it.
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I need to turn the torch on just now.
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All I really need is my torch.
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Shine your torch down there.
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I'll shine my torch on them.
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The grates finally disappeared entirely, and the torch became their only light.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ilya switched on a torch and shone it in our faces.
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"Regis walked over and picked up his torch, then tucked his mace into his belt, within easy reach."
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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A small battery lamp that you hold to make light
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A small light shaped like a pen used to look into eyes or small dark places
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A small light you hold that uses batteries
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A small lamp that uses batteries and gives light you can carry
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A torch that makes a very hot flame to cut or join metal using oxygen and acetylene
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Etymology
Torch comes from an old word that meant a twisted, burning stick; it comes from Latin torquere 'to twist'. So British English calls a small handheld electric lamp a torch because it does the same job as the old, hand-held fire: giving light.