ignite vs torch

ignite

verb
  • to commence burning. 

  • to spark off (something), to trigger 

  • to set fire to (something), to light (something) 

  • To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances. 

torch

verb
  • To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick). 

  • To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive ("a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion"). 

noun
  • An arsonist. 

  • A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material. 

  • A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch. 

  • A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight. 

  • A torch drive ("a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion"). 

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