torch in French

(by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.

(by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.

(figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.