Meaning & use
torching
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Deliberately setting fire to something, often destructively.
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Investigators suspected the warehouse fire was caused by someone torching it for insurance money.
The team was torching through their opponents' defense all game long.
A note on using this word
Beyond literal arson, "torching" is often used figuratively in sports and competition to mean dominating an opponent decisively.
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