torch
/tɔːtʃ/noun
उच्चारण टॉर्च
टॉर्च; मशाल
Basic word
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[C]
(BrE) a small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand (American flashlight); a long piece of wood with burning material at the end that you carry to give light
टॉर्च; मशाल
- Switch on the torch.
- the Olympic torch
- Take a torch with you, because the road is dark.
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- The torch battery has died.
- Runners carried the torch through the city for the opening ceremony.
Synonyms flashlight lamp flare brand mashaal
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[T] informal
to set fire to a building or vehicle deliberately
आग लगा देना
- Rioters torched the vehicles.
- Some vehicles were torched during the protest.
- The old warehouse was torched by thieves, according to the police.
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- Fire investigators say the shop was torched deliberately.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: torch (British) and flashlight (American).
British और American English में torch (British) और flashlight (American)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Carry a torch for sb (be in love with somebody who does not love you), pass the torch (give responsibility to somebody younger), torch-bearer (a person who leads or inspires others: 'a torch-bearer of social reform').
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: carry a torch for sb (ऐसे व्यक्ति से प्रेम करना जो आपसे न करे), pass the torch (किसी छोटे को ज़िम्मेदारी देना, मशाल सौंपना), torch-bearer (दूसरों का नेतृत्व या प्रेरणा देने वाला, मशालवाहक: 'a torch-bearer of social reform')।
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General knowledge
The Olympic flame is lit at Olympia in Greece and carried by a torch relay to the host city.
ओलंपिक ज्योति यूनान के Olympia में जलाई जाती है और मशाल रिले द्वारा मेज़बान शहर ले जाई जाती है।