- 1a long piece of wood that has material at one end that is set on fire and that people carry to give light a flaming torch the Olympic torch (figurative) They struggled to keep the torch of idealism and hope alive.
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- 2= blowtorch Idioms
to be in love with someone, especially someone who does not love you in return
to be in love with someone, especially someone who does not love you in return
to set fire to something deliberately
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