torrent vs stream

stream vs torrent

torrent and stream both are nouns.

torrent is not a verb while stream is a verb.

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

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

torrent: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
stream: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

Other hypernyms of torrent include current.

torrent (noun)	stream (noun)
a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
a heavy rain	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
an overwhelming number or amount	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

torrent (verb)	stream (verb)
	exude profusely
	flow freely and abundantly
	to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
	move in large numbers
	rain heavily

Difference between torrent and stream

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