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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              The roaring torrent is deep and wide. --Longfellow.
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     2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood;
        as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
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              At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . .
              Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "torrent":
     Niagara, antelope, arrow, belch, blue darter, blue streak, burst,
     cannonball, cascade, cataclysm, cataract, courser, dart,
     debouchment, deluge, dissiliency, eagle, effusion, electricity,
     eructation, eruption, express train, flare-up, flash, flood,
     flooding, flow, fresh, freshet, gazelle, greased lightning,
     greyhound, gush, gushing, hare, inundation, jet, jet plane, light,
     lightning, mercury, outbreak, outburst, outpouring, overflow, pour,
     quicksilver, rapids, river, rocket, rush, scared rabbit, shot,
     spate, spew, spurt, streak, streak of lightning, stream,
     striped snake, swallow, thought, thunderbolt, tide, volcan,
     waterflood, wind
  
  

















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