A profuse and violent outpouring of water; a swollen stream, a torrent; a violent downpour of rain, threatening an inundation.

The stream that is closed by or passes through a flood-gate; a strong stream, a torrent. Also transferred and figurative. Obsolete.

A fast-flowing, turbulent section of a stream or river caused by a downward slope of the bed; a rapid. Obsolete.

A stream of water flowing with great swiftness and impetuosity, whether from the steepness of its course, or from being temporarily flooded; more…

Newfoundland. A succession of small, noisy waterfalls forming rapids; a small waterfall in the course of a stream. Also: a fast-moving stream.

(See quot. 1774.)

A flooded river, a mountain torrent: also the dry bed left by it.

a fast-moving body of water, a torrent, rapids; an ocean.