OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 8922

torch

/tɔːtʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
incendiar
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).
Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.