Torrent

/ˈtɒɹənt/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
2. (figuratively) A large amount or stream of something.
3. Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
4. To fall or flow in a torrent; to pour.
5. (Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
6. (Internet slang, transitive) To download in a torrent.

Example Sentences

Rain fell on the hills in torrents.

A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.

"Try not the Pass!" the old man said; / "Dark lowers the tempest overhead, / The roaring torrent is deep and wide!" / And loud that clarion voice replied / Excelsior!

Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.

They endured a torrent of inquiries.

On the banks of the grey torrent of life, love is the only flower.

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, / The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, / The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, / And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

Western civilization has always taught the repression of emotion […] The emotional torrents of opera rebel against this.

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Word Forms

• torrents
• more torrent
• most torrent
• torrenting
• torrented

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