verb
- set fire to something deliberately; burned something down
- destroyed or ruined something completely
Usage: past tense of torch
Usage: informal; figurative use
Examples
- The arsonist torched the abandoned warehouse.
- Protesters torched several cars during the riot.
- The wildfire torched hundreds of acres of forest.
- His careless comment torched his chances of getting the job.
- The scandal torched the politician’s reputation.
- Lightning torched the old oak tree in our yard.