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Meanings of torch in English
Portuguese
verbascum thapsus Spanish
verbascum thapsus 
Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches.
Usage of torch in English
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Meanwhile, feelgood stories about the torch's progress thus far continue to surface.
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The good news is that there is always a new torch lit.
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War is the torch of liberty in the hands of the people.
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Mr Donner refused to leave without getting his torch back, he said.
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By all means take a torch, but try not to use it.
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STRAFOREL rises in front of SYLVETTE, and torch-bearers appear in the background.
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There he saw his carefully hoarded reading matter set to the torch.
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Jerry was drenched in sweat and the torch trembled in his hand.
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Someone had brought in a cutting torch and done the job right.
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There remained in the square only Ivan Ogareff and the torch bearers.
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The torch had been blown out in the hand of his guide.
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He looked like a giant in the wavering light of the torch.
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From donations to spreading awareness, every person can help carry this torch.
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Apparently, fear of illness had caused the Celts to torch the building.
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The torch now put to the dried wood is in his hand.
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Here in the open there was no chance to use the torch.
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Torch through the time
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