TOR'RENT, noun [Latin torrens. This is the participle of torreo, to parch; Eng. tear.] 1. A violent rushing stream of water or other fluid; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice; as a torrent of lava. 2. A violent or rapid stream; a strong current; as a torrent of vices and follies; a torrent of corruption. Erasmus, that great injur'd name, Stemm'd the wild torrent of a barb'rous age. TOR'RENT, adjective Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream; as waves of torrent fire.
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