Found 2 items, similar to Torrent.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: torrent torrent n 1: a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, pelter, soaker] 2: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); “the houses were swept away in the torrent” [syn: violent stream ] 3: an overwhelming number or amount; “a flood of requests”; “a torrent of abuse” [syn: flood, inundation, deluge]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Torrent 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] Torrent \Tor"rent\, a. [See Torrent, n.] Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. “Waves of torrent fire.” --Milton. [1913 Webster]