torrent vs rain

torrent and rain both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
torrent	Yes	No	No	No
rain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rain is a hypernym of torrent; that is, rain is a word with a broader meaning than torrent:

Other hypernyms of torrent include rainfall.

torrent (noun)	rain (noun)
a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)	anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
a heavy rain	water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
an overwhelming number or amount	drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

torrent (verb)	rain (verb)
	precipitate as rain