torrent

A strong, fast flow of water or another liquid.

• Water rushed down in a torrent.
• The river became a raging torrent after the storm.
• Torrents of lava poured down the mountain.

How to use it: torrent of something (A torrent of muddy water swept across the road.)

Similar words: deluge, flood

Opposites: trickle

Common phrases: torrent of water, raging torrent, in a torrent

A very large amount of something coming quickly, often all at once.

• She faced a torrent of questions.
• The decision brought a torrent of complaints.
• He answered with a torrent of angry words.

How to use it: torrent of something (The announcement triggered a torrent of criticism.)

Similar words: flood, stream, barrage

Opposites: trickle

Common phrases: torrent of abuse, torrent of questions, torrent of words

A group of files that people can download by receiving parts from several other computers.

• I downloaded a torrent of the recordings.
• This torrent contains several large video files.
• Nobody is sharing the torrent anymore.

Common phrases: download a torrent, torrent client, torrent files

To download a file by getting small parts of it from several other users online.

• You can torrent the file.
• She torrented a free documentary last night.
• Are you torrenting the software or downloading it directly?

Common phrases: torrent a file, torrent a movie

To fall or flow very quickly in a large amount.

• Rain torrented down.
• Water torrented through the narrow gap.
• After the storm, muddy streams torrented down the hillside.

Similar words: pour, gush

Common phrases: torrent down, torrent past

Flowing or moving rapidly in a strong stream.

• Torrent waters raced through the gorge.
• They could not cross the torrent river.
• Torrent waves swept against the rocks below.

Similar words: rushing

Common phrases: torrent stream, torrent waters