torching
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Definitions
verb
- To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).“Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.”
noun
- An act of arson.
- A way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.
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