to light a torch for something

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• light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• torch — torch1 torchable, adj. torchless, adj. torchlike, adj. /tawrch/, n. 1. a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance,… …   Universalium

• torch — torch1 [ tɔrtʃ ] noun count 1. ) a piece of wood with a flame at one end that is used as a light a ) a tool with a flame at one end that is used for joining pieces of metal together or removing paint: BLOWTORCH 2. ) BRITISH a FLASHLIGHT carry the …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• torch — /tɔtʃ / (say tawch) noun 1. a small portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries. 2. a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other… …  

• 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay — 2008 Summer Olympics Bid process Venues Marketing Concerns and controversies Torch relay (route) Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Medal table (medalists) Closing ceremony Event calendar …   Wikipedia

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• light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …   English dictionary for students

• torch — [[t]tɔrtʃ[/t]] n. 1) a light, usu. carried in the hand, consisting of a stick of resinous wood, tallow soaked flax, or some other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end 2) something considered as a source of illumination, enlightenment, or …   From formal English to slang

• torch — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English torche, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *torca, alteration of Latin torqua something twisted, collar of twisted metal, alteration of torques; akin to Latin torquēre to twist more at… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• torch — I UK [tɔː(r)tʃ] / US [tɔrtʃ] noun [countable] Word forms torch : singular torch plural torches * 1) British a small electric light operated by batteries that you hold in your hand. The American word is flashlight Don t shine your torch straight… …   English dictionary

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