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
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.
torrent (comparative more torrent, superlative most torrent)
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
torrent (plural torrents)
(Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
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
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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