torch vs burn

torch and burn both are nouns.

torch and burn both are verbs.

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

As verbs, burn is a hypernym of torch; that is, burn is a word with a broader meaning than torch:

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

Other hypernyms of torch include burn down, fire.

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

torch (verb)	burn (verb)
burn maliciously, as by arson	get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
	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 torch and burn

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