| Torrent 1. (n.) A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. 2. (n.) Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence. 3. (n.) Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. Thesaurus Entries 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 |