put to the torch

verb

To set on fire.

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set fire toset alightburn downtorch
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Meanings

verbput to the torch (third-person singular simple present puts to the torch, present participle putting to the torch, simple past and past participle put to the torch)

present singular third person puts to the torch · participle present putting to the torch

  1. transitiveTo set on fire.

    Synonyms: set fire to, set alight, burn down, torch

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo set on fire.

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set fire toset alightburn downtorch
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APA

put to the torch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20the%20torch

MLA

“put to the torch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20the%20torch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put to the torch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20the%20torch.

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