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torrent

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Synonyms: torment, torpent, horrent, torrert, torent, torrens, torren, to-rent, to rent, ktorrent

Antonyms: torment, torpent, horrent, torrert, torent, torrens, torren, to-rent, to rent, ktorrent

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Noun

  1. A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
    • Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
    • A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.
  2. A large amount or stream of something.
    • They endured a torrent of inquiries.

Adjective

  1. Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.

Verb

  1. To fall or flow in a torrent; to pour.

Noun

  1. A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
    • I got a torrent of the complete works of Shakespeare the other day; I'm not sure why.

Verb

  1. To download in a torrent.
    • The video rental place didn't have the film I was after, but I managed to torrent it.

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