Definition of Torrent
Noun: torrent tor-unt or tó-runt [N. Amer], tó-runt [Brit]
- A heavy rain
- downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, pelter, soaker, gullywasher [US]
- A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
"the houses were swept away in the torrent";
- violent stream
- An overwhelming number or amount
"a torrent of abuse";
- flood, inundation, deluge
- (computing) a file or set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network
See also:
torrefying
torrential
Anagrams containing the word torrent