torrent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: torrent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for torrent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torrent n a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker] a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" Synonym(s): torrent, violent stream an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" Synonym(s): flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Torrent \Tor"rent\, a. [See {Torrent}, n.] Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. [bd]Waves of torrent fire.[b8] --Milton.