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–noun <table class="luna-Ent"> <tbody><tr> <td class="dnindex" width="35">1.</td> <td>a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"> <tbody><tr> <td class="dnindex" width="35">2.</td> <td>a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything: a torrent of lava. </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"> <tbody><tr> <td class="dnindex" width="35">3.</td> <td>a violent downpour of rain.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dnindex" width="35">4.</td> <td>a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow: a torrent of abuse. </td></tr></tbody></table>