torrent
Overwhelming water surge
A torrent is a violent, rushing stream of water—the kind that appears during heavy rain or snowmelt.
The word extends to any overwhelming flow: a torrent of abuse, a torrent of emails.
In computing, a torrent is a file shared through peer-to-peer networks, downloaded in fragments from multiple sources simultaneously: I downloaded the album as a torrent.
Successive downward flow
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- gushFlow out forcefully
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- streamSteady continuous flow
barrage · avalanche · onslaught · wave · outpouring · deluge · bombardment · influx
Severe overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- spateSudden large number
flash flood · floodwaters · engulf · swamp · submerge · highwater · overbank · floodplain
Large flowing watercourse
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- currentDirected flow of charge
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
channel · mountain stream · whitewater · cascade · gorge · ravine · rushing water · runoff
Heavy precipitation event
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
squall · precipitation · rainfall · drenching · soaking · pouring · gush · sheets of rain
Extended angry speech
- outburstSudden emotional release
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
- rantAngry prolonged outburst
invective · abuse · curses · insults · epithets · vitriol · barrage · volley
cascade
Successive downward flow
stream · barrage · avalanche · onslaught · wave · outpouring · deluge · bombardment · influx · profusion
deluge
Severe overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- surgeSudden powerful increase
spate · flash flood · floodwaters · engulf · swamp · submerge · highwater · overbank · floodplain · rising waters
river
Large flowing watercourse
watercourse · channel · mountain stream · whitewater · cascade · gorge · ravine · rushing water · runoff · freshet
rainstorm
Heavy precipitation event
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
thunderstorm · squall · precipitation · rainfall · drenching · soaking · pouring · gush · sheets of rain · driving rain
tirade
Extended angry speech
- outburstSudden emotional release
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
rant · invective · abuse · curses · insults · epithets · vitriol · barrage · volley · stream
BitTorrent
Decentralized file-sharing system
- seedingPlanting or ranking
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- magnetObject producing attractive field
tracker · leechers · swarm · download · upload · hash · bandwidth · throttling · piracy · copyright
- floodsflood damage, flood warning, deluge, flood warnings, flash floods
- downpoursdownpour, heavy rain, pouring rain, cloudburst, deluge
- rainrain, drizzling, downpour, raindrop, raindrops
- precipitationrain, snow, hail, drizzle, sleet
- data transferupload, download, send, receive, transfer speed
- downloadsfiles, app, apps, game, music
- torrential downpour
- torrential rainExtremely heavy precipitation
- torrent fileP2P distribution metadata
- torrent clientSoftware for peer-to-peer downloads