burn vs torch

burn and torch both are nouns.

burn and torch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burn	Yes	No	Yes	No
torch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, torch is a hyponym of burn; that is, torch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than burn:

burn: destroy by fire
torch: burn maliciously, as by arson

Other hyponyms of burn include backfire, cremate, scorch.

burn (noun)	torch (noun)
damage inflicted by fire	a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)	a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire	a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation	tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

burn (verb)	torch (verb)
get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun	burn maliciously, as by arson
undergo combustion
cause to undergo combustion
destroy by fire
damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
use up (energy)
create by duplicating data
feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
feel hot or painful
spend (significant amounts of money)
execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
shine intensely, as if with heat
cause to burn or combust

Difference between burn and torch

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