Usually means: Maintain unrequited love for someone.
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  1. carry a torch: Merriam-Webster
  2. carry a torch: Dictionary.com
  3. Carry a Torch: The Word Detective
  4. carry a torch: Wiktionary

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  1. carry a torch: Idioms

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  1. carry a torch: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (carry a torch)

verb:  (idiomatic) To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.

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