01 n. 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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A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.“The roaring torrent is deep and wide.” — Longfellow.
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Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.“At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . . Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age.” — Pope.