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Definition of torches:

(n) : A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
(n) : (by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
(n) : (figurative) A source of enlightenment or guidance.
(n) : (figurative) In carry, hand on,take up pass on the torch: a precious cause, principle, tradition, etc., which needs to be protected and transmitted to others.
(v) : (transitive) (informal, originally US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).
(v) : (transitive) (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
Definition of torches:

(n) : A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
(n) : (by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
(n) : (figurative) A source of enlightenment or guidance.
(n) : (figurative) In carry, hand on,take up pass on the torch: a precious cause, principle, tradition, etc., which needs to be protected and transmitted to others.
(v) : (transitive) (informal, originally US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).
(v) : (transitive) (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
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