powerful
electric

carry, have
switch off, turn off
switch on, turn on
flash, point, shine
The policeman flashed his torch over the men's faces.
I shone my torch through the crack.

flash, shine
A powerful torch shone in their direction.

beam

the beam of a torch
the light from a torch, the light of a torch
We struggled to read the map by the light of the torch.

blazing, burning, flaming, flickering
Olympic

light
They lit their torches from the fire.

carry, hold
Servants were carrying lighted torches.

pass, pass on (both figurative)
I'm ready to pass the torch on to the next generation.

light
The path was lit by blazing torches.

burn
The torches were burning fiercely.

flare, flicker
go out
The torch flickered and went out.