Burn down and Torch

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Burn down verb - Burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire.

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Torch and burn down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torch" instead a verb "Burn down".

Torch verb - Burn maliciously, as by arson.

Usage example: The madman torched the barns

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Burn down and torch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burn down" instead a verb "Torch".

Nearby Words: torched, torching

He uses one to burn down the warehouse, and another when he attempts to torch Matty's narrowboat (with Matty and Sherlock on board).

Source: Literature / Young Sherlock Holmes
Neverwinter Nights 2; in one evil questline, the PC has the option to burn down a building using a torch.

Source: Blatant Lies / Video Games
Tobuscus displays this in "Safety Torch", in which he terrorizes a little kid with imaginary monsters and encourages him to burn down his house so he can extort him for money.

Source: Comedic Sociopathy

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