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put to the torch

put to the torch verb: to set on fire.

Verb

put 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)

  1. (transitive) To set on fire.

Synonyms of put to the torch

Forms of put to the torch

third-person singular presentputs to the torch
present participleputting to the torch
past participleput to the torch
pastput to the torch

Questions about put to the torch

What does put to the torch mean?
Put to the torch means to set on fire.
What part of speech is put to the torch?
Put to the torch is a verb.
What is the past tense of put to the torch?
The past tense of put to the torch is put to the torch.

Words near put to the torch in the dictionary

  1. put to sleep
  2. put to the blush
  3. put to the horn
  4. put to the sword
  5. put to the test
  6. put to the torch
  7. put to the vote
  8. put to use
  9. put to words
  10. put to work
  11. put together

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