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torching down

torching down is the present participle and gerund of torch down.

Meaning of torch down

Verb

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

  1. (literally, transitive) To set all of (something) on fire, especially so as to destroy it.
    • Torch it down, boys, burn the whole thing down!
  2. (transitive) To use a propane torch to burn sheets of modified bitumen, a technique used on roofs to provide waterproofing and fire resistance.

Questions about torching down

What is torching down the present participle and gerund of?
Torching down is the present participle and gerund of torch down.

Words near torching down in the dictionary

  1. torchiere
  2. torchieres
  3. torchiers
  4. torchiest
  5. torching
  6. torching down
  7. torching up
  8. torchings
  9. torchière
  10. torchières
  11. torchless

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