torch down

verb

To set all of (something) on fire, especially so as to destroy it.

“Torch it down, boys, burn the whole thing down!”

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Meanings

verbtorch down (third-person singular simple present torches down, present participle torching down, simple past and past participle torched down)

present singular third person torches down · participle present torching down · participle past torched down · past torched down

  1. literallytransitiveTo set all of (something) on fire, especially so as to destroy it.

    Torch it down, boys, burn the whole thing down!

  2. transitivebusinessTo use a propane torch to burn sheets of modified bitumen, a technique used on roofs to provide waterproofing and fire resistance.
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APA

torch down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torch%20down

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“torch down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torch%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torch down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torch%20down.

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