*torc*

{ or }, n. 1. An automobile, locomobile, or locomotive designed to run and be steered on a street or roadway; esp., an automobile specially designed for passengers and propelled by an internal combustion engine.
Syn. -- car, auto, automobile, machine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Elec. Railroads) Any car containing motors for propulsion. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a motorbus.
Syn. -- bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, omnibus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. to ride a motorcycle.
Syn. -- cycle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ or }, n. A two-wheeled vehicle having a motor attached so as to be self-propelled. In common usage, a motorcycle is of heavier construction with larger wheels, a more powerful motor, and a higher maximum speed than a motorbike. A motorcycle may have a small appended compartment called a sidecar, supported by a third wheel, which can carry a passenger. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

In Great Britain as of 1913 the term motor cycle was treated by statute (3 Ed VII. c. 36) as limited to motor cars (self-propelled vehicles) designed to travel on not more than three wheels, and weighing unladen (that is, without water, fuel, or accumulators necessary for propulsion) not more than three hundred weight (336 lbs.). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The process of riding a motocycle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. travel on a motorcycle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A person who rides a motorcycle.
Syn. -- biker, cyclist. [ PJC ]

n. A torch designed to mix oxygen and actylene at its tip, to create a very hot flame for welding, cutting steel, and other metal working. [ PJC ]

n. Same as Torque, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. torche, F. torche a torch, rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere, tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist, OF. torse a torse. Cf. Torture. ] A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

They light the nuptial torch. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

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Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under Thistle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One whose office it is to carry a torch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ F. torchon a kind of coarse napkin. ] a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread; also, a similar lace made by machinery. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ F. papier torchon. ] Paper with a rough surface; esp., handmade paper of great hardness for the use of painters in water colors. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A race by men carrying torches, as in ancient Greece. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. one who sings torch songs. [ PJC ]

n. a popular song with a sentimental theme of unrequited love or other form of unhappiness. [ PJC ]

n. (Bot.) The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera, Amyris Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper. [ 1913 Webster ]