fire vs torch

fire and torch both are nouns.

fire and torch both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of fire include backfire, cremate, scorch.

fire (noun)	torch (noun)
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy	a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning	a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
intense adverse criticism	a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
the event of something burning (often destructive)	tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
a severe trial
feelings of great warmth and intensity
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

fire (verb)	torch (verb)
bake in a kiln so as to harden	burn maliciously, as by arson
destroy by fire
start or maintain a fire in
become ignited
cause to go off
start firing a weapon
go off or discharge
generate an electrical impulse
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
drive out or away by or as if by fire
provide with fuel
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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