torch
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6.2
- noun
- /tɔrtʃ/
- Specialized
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soplete
- I fell in beside a scowling black-bearded man who repeatedly brandished his torch and cried, "To the castle, men!"
- plasma torch
Every maker worth their stripe needs a micro torch of some of some kind.
- Every maker worth their stripe needs a micro torch of some of some kind.
- So, so the scene is about establishing that he has a propane torch and that he's going to try these controlled burns.
Examples
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They cut a hole in the CF Dome using an atomic plasma torch.
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With steady hands, he lit the acetylene torch and turned it on the door.
Blog text (25) -
Take a torch for protection.
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Or you can put this on like the end of a welding torch to cool that down.
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I had the acetylene torch in my hand...
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Mr. Jimmy has a torch in here so he can teach basic welding.
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On the table was a welder's torch and some goggles, which I pushed out of the way.
Fiction book (1990) -
The green wood of the improvised torch hissed and smoked as it burned.
Fiction book (2002) -
Sulfurous light from the oxy-acetylene torch flashes on the walls and console.
Fiction book (1990) -
The welder used a torch to join two pieces of metal together.
Synonyms
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4.6
A tool that makes a very hot flame to heat or join metal
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7.7
A device like a blowtorch or flamethrower that makes a strong, directed flame
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6.7
A torch that makes a very hot flame to cut or join metal using oxygen and acetylene
A small handheld tool that makes a very hot flame for heating metal
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.7
A torch that makes a very hot flame to cut or join metal using oxygen and acetylene
How Hot
Surface Forms
Etymology
Torch was used for tools that make a flame, so the name moved to devices that mix gas and air to give a very hot, controlled flame (like a blowtorch). So you can remember this sense by thinking of a strong, focused 'flame' tool named after the simple burning torch.