'Torrent' definitions:

Definition of 'torrent'

(from WordNet)
noun
A heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker]
noun
A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" [syn: torrent, violent stream]
noun
An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" [syn: flood, inundation, deluge, torrent]

Definition of 'Torrent'

From: GCIDE
  • Torrent \Tor"rent\, a. [See Torrent, n.] Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. "Waves of torrent fire." --Milton. [1913 Webster] Torrential

Definition of 'Torrent'

From: GCIDE
  • Torrent \Tor"rent\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
  • The roaring torrent is deep and wide. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence. [1913 Webster]
  • At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . . Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'torrent'

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