Burn and Torch

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Burn verb - To set (something) on fire.

Usage example: it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink

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Torch is a synonym for burn in be on fire topic. In some cases you can use "Torch" instead the word "Burn" as a verb or a noun. informal substitute

Nearby Words: burning, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Torch verb - To set (something) on fire.

Usage example: police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money

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Burn is a synonym for torch. You can use "Burn" instead a verb "Torch".

Nearby Words: torched, torching

body	burn body	torch body
place	burn place	torch place
clothes	burn clothes	torch clothes
village	burn village	torch village
Other words: house, way, world, home, hole, evidence, town, city, fields, enemies.

The full phrase that it's a part of is "I close my eyes and seize it / I clench my fists and beat it / I light my torch and burn it / I am the beast I worship."

Source: Memes / Death Grips
Battle Amongst the Flames: Robin Hood has to fence off the Sheriff and his torch after said torch sets curtains on fire and immediately spreads to burn the tower around them.

Source: Disney / Robin Hood
Chapter 3 of Visionary Fairies in Shrine has Clownpiece's madness inducing torch being used to burn away the vines encasing the Three Fairies' home like a regular torch.

Source: Manga / Touhou Sangetsusei

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