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English noun: torrent | |||
| 1. | torrent (phenomenon) a heavy rain | ||
| Synonyms | cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, waterspout | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rain, rainfall | ||
| 2. | torrent (event) a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid) | ||
| Samples | The houses were swept away in the torrent. | ||
| Synonyms | violent stream | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | current, stream | ||
| 3. | torrent (quantity) an overwhelming number or amount | ||
| Samples | A flood of requests. A torrent of abuse. | ||
| Synonyms | deluge, flood, inundation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | ||
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