torch vs fire

torch and fire both are nouns.

torch and fire both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of torch include burn, burn down.

torch (noun)	fire (noun)
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp	the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame	a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance	intense adverse criticism
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches	the event of something burning (often destructive)
	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

torch (verb)	fire (verb)
burn maliciously, as by arson	bake in a kiln so as to harden
	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

Difference between torch and fire

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