Definitions:

1. burn maliciously, as by arson verb
   • The madman torched the barns
2. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers noun
   • ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

Synonyms:

• blowtorch
• common mullein
• flannel mullein
• flashlight
• great mullein
• woolly mullein

NearBy Words:

• torchbearer
• torchlight