torch

noun

A small, portable electric lamp powered by batteries, used for illumination.

"He shone his torch into the dark corner."

verb

To deliberately set fire to something, often illegally or maliciously.

"They threatened to torch the old building."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: flashlight, Verbascum thapsus, common mullein, flannel mullein, Aaron's rod, great mullein, woolly mullein, blowlamp, blowtorch