"torrent" meaning in English

See torrent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɒɹ.ənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɔɹ.ənt/ [General-American], /ˈtɑɹ.ənt/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia] Audio: en-us-torrent.ogg Forms: more torrent [comparative], most torrent [superlative]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒɹənt Etymology: Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ters-}}, {{bor|en|fr|torrent}} French torrent, {{der|en|it|torrente}} Italian torrente, {{der|en|la|torrentem}} Latin torrentem, {{der|en|la|torrēre|t=to parch, scorch}} Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} torrent (comparative more torrent, superlative most torrent)
  1. Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. Related terms: barrage, inundate, deluge, torrential
    Sense id: en-torrent-en-adj-oZwR9GXD Categories (other): Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 65 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 53 30 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Aromanian translations: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 66 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 19 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 85 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 59 26 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 30 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 57 24 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 60 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 65 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 64 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 65 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 66 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 65 23 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 64 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 65 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 67 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 66 19 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɒɹ.ənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɔɹ.ənt/ [General-American], /ˈtɑɹ.ənt/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia] Audio: en-us-torrent.ogg Forms: torrents [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒɹənt Etymology: Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ters-}}, {{bor|en|fr|torrent}} French torrent, {{der|en|it|torrente}} Italian torrente, {{der|en|la|torrentem}} Latin torrentem, {{der|en|la|torrēre|t=to parch, scorch}} Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} torrent (plural torrents)
  1. A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. Translations (violent flow, as of water etc.): përrua (Albanian), rrua (Albanian), χειμάρρους (kheimárrhous) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), flumin (roa-rup) (Aromanian), হাৱৰ (hawor) (Assamese), সয়লাব (śôẏlab) (Bengali), порой (poroj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), torrent [masculine] (Catalan), riera [feminine] (Catalan), لێشاو (lêşaw) (Central Kurdish), 奔流 (bēnliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 急流 (jíliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 洪流 (hóngliú) (Chinese Mandarin), stortvloed [masculine] (Dutch), stroom [masculine] (Dutch), torento (Esperanto), hyöky (Finnish), vyöry (Finnish), torrent [masculine] (French), dioivo [masculine] (Galician), doira [feminine] (Galician), bullón [masculine] (Galician), enxurrada [feminine] (Galician), quenlle [masculine] (Galician), frieira [feminine] (Galician), ნიაღვარი (niaɣvari) (Georgian), ღვარი (ɣvari) (Georgian), ნაკადი (naḳadi) (Georgian), ლანქერი (lankeri) (Georgian), Strom [masculine] (German), Schwall [masculine] (German), Sturzflut [feminine] (German), özön (Hungarian), по́рој (póroj) [masculine] (Macedonian), бу́ица (búica) [feminine] (Macedonian), cegar (Malay), wied [masculine] (Maltese), ia (Maori), hīrere (Maori), سیل (seyl) (Ottoman Turkish), سیلاب (seylâb) (Persian), potok [masculine] (Polish), torrente [feminine] (Portuguese), torent [neuter] (Romanian), puhoi (Romanian), пото́к (potók) [masculine] (Russian), tuil [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), taom [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), gàth [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), hudournik [masculine] (Slovene), torrente [masculine] (Spanish), skur [common-gender] (Swedish), ström [common-gender] (Swedish), fors [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-torrent-en-noun-xYb2CoQP Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 53 10 Disambiguation of 'violent flow, as of water etc.': 97 3
  2. (figuratively) A large amount or stream of something. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-torrent-en-noun-m5OMxmfM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: BitTorrent, torrent-bow, torrent duck, torrentfish, torrential, torrentine, torrent-lark Related terms: torrid, toast
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɒɹ.ənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɔɹ.ənt/ [General-American], /ˈtɑɹ.ənt/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia] Audio: en-us-torrent.ogg Forms: torrents [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒɹənt Etymology: From BitTorrent and the file extension it uses for metadata (.torrent); ultimately from etymology 1, carrying the notion of the flow of information. Head templates: {{en-noun}} torrent (plural torrents)
  1. (Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Translations (file transfers): টৰেন (toren) (Assamese), торент (torent) [masculine] (Bulgarian), torent [masculine] (Czech), torento (Esperanto), ტორენტი (ṭorenṭi) (Georgian), то́рент (tórent) [masculine] (Macedonian), टॉरेंट (ṭŏreṇṭa) [masculine] (Marathi), torrent [masculine] (Polish), то́ррент (tórrent) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-torrent-en-noun-CGhUWzs9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 6 2 44 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 8 5 44 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 30 7 1 1 12 3 25 15 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 9 1 1 15 4 24 14 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 27 8 6 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 9 7 46 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 10 6 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 26 8 4 50 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 28 11 6 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 25 8 7 47 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 25 9 7 46 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 12 8 43 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 9 4 49 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɒɹ.ənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɔɹ.ənt/ [General-American], /ˈtɑɹ.ənt/ [New-York-City, Philadelphia] Audio: en-us-torrent.ogg Forms: torrents [present, singular, third-person], torrenting [participle, present], torrented [participle, past], torrented [past]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒɹənt Etymology: From BitTorrent and the file extension it uses for metadata (.torrent); ultimately from etymology 1, carrying the notion of the flow of information. Head templates: {{en-verb}} torrent (third-person singular simple present torrents, present participle torrenting, simple past and past participle torrented)
  1. (Internet slang, transitive) To download in a torrent. Tags: Internet, transitive Derived forms: torrenter
    Sense id: en-torrent-en-verb-dI-Hj45g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.",
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          "ref": "1841 September 28, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “[Miscellaneous.] Excelsior.”, in Ballads and Other Poems, 2nd edition, Cambridge, Mass.: […] John Owen, published 1842, →OCLC, stanza 4, page 130:",
          "text": "\"Try not the Pass!\" the old man said; / \"Dark lowers the tempest overhead, / The roaring torrent is deep and wide!\" / And loud that clarion voice replied / Excelsior!",
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          "ref": "2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:",
          "text": "Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.",
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          "roman": "hawor",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "হাৱৰ"
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          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "śôẏlab",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "সয়লাব"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "poroj",
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          "word": "порой"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
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          "word": "riera"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bēnliú",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "奔流"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jíliú",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hóngliú",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "洪流"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "torento"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "hyöky"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "vyöry"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dioivo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "doira"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bullón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "enxurrada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "quenlle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "frieira"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "niaɣvari",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "ნიაღვარი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ɣvari",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "ღვარი"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "naḳadi",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "ნაკადი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "lankeri",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "ლანქერი"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Strom"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Schwall"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Sturzflut"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kheimárrhous",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "χειμάρρους"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "özön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "lêşaw",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "لێشاو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "póroj",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "по́рој"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "búica",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "бу́ица"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "cegar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wied"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "ia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "hīrere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "seyl",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "سیل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "seylâb",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "سیلاب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "potok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "torrente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "torent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "word": "puhoi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "potók",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пото́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tuil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "violent flow, as of water etc.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "taom"
        },
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          "peer-to-peer",
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        ],
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          "BitTorrent",
          "BitTorrent"
        ]
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        "(Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent."
      ],
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        "Internet"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɒɹ.ənt/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɔɹ.ənt/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɑɹ.ənt/",
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    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "toren",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "word": "টৰেন"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "torent",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "торент"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "torent"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "word": "torento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭorenṭi",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "word": "ტორენტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tórent",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "то́рент"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ṭŏreṇṭa",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "टॉरेंट"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "torrent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tórrent",
      "sense": "file transfers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "то́ррент"
    }
  ],
  "word": "torrent"
}

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    "Terms with Czech translations",
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    {
      "word": "torrenter"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From BitTorrent and the file extension it uses for metadata (.torrent); ultimately from etymology 1, carrying the notion of the flow of information.",
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      "form": "torrents",
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        "present",
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    },
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      "form": "torrenting",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "torrented",
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        {
          "text": "The video rental place didn't have the film I was after, but I managed to torrent it.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Rick Dakan, Geek Mafia: Black Hat Blues, page 38:",
          "text": "They had two thousand CDs burned with Listnin loaded on them, including versions for every major phone OS, and they'd set up a dozen servers in seven different countries for people to torrent the file from.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "(Internet slang, transitive) To download in a torrent."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɒɹ.ənt/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɔɹ.ənt/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɑɹ.ənt/",
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        "Philadelphia"
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}

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