TORRENT

torrent, violent stream

(noun) a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); “the houses were swept away in the torrent”

downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker

(noun) a heavy rain

flood, inundation, deluge, torrent

(noun) an overwhelming number or amount; “a flood of requests”; “a torrent of abuse”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

torrent (plural torrents)

A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.

(figurative) A large amount or stream of something.

Adjective

torrent (comparative more torrent, superlative most torrent)

Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.

Etymology 2

Noun

torrent (plural torrents)

(Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.

Verb

torrent (third-person singular simple present torrents, present participle torrenting, simple past and past participle torrented)

(internet slang, transitive) To download in a torrent.

Source: Wiktionary


Tor"rent, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. torrens, -entis, fr. torrens burning, roaring, boiling, p. pr. of torrere to dry by heat, to burn. See Torrid.]

1. A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. The roaring torrent is deep and wide. Longfellow.

2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence. At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . . Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. Pope.

Tor"rent, a. Etym: [See Torrent, n.]

Definition: Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. "Waves of torrent fire." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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