Torrent vs. Blaze — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Torrent and Blaze
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Torrent
A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
After the rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent
Rain poured down in torrents
Blaze
A very large or fiercely burning fire
Twenty firemen fought the blaze
Torrent
A turbulent, swift-flowing stream.
Blaze
Used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for ‘hell’
What the blazes are you all talking about?
‘Go to blazes!’ he shouted
Torrent
A heavy downpour; a deluge.
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Blaze
A white spot or stripe on the face of a mammal or bird.
Torrent
A heavy, uncontrolled flow
A torrent of insults.
Torrents of information.
Blaze
A mark made on a tree by cutting the bark so as to mark a route.
Torrent
A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.
Blaze
Burn fiercely or brightly
The fire blazed merrily
Torrent
(figuratively) A large amount or stream of something.
They endured a torrent of inquiries.
Blaze
Fire a gun repeatedly or indiscriminately
They stormed with main entrance with guns blazing
Torrent
A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
I got a torrent of the complete works of Shakespeare the other day; I'm not sure why.
Blaze
Achieve something in an impressive manner
She blazed to a gold medal in the 200-metre sprint
Torrent
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
Blaze
Smoke cannabis.
Torrent
To download in a torrent.
The video rental place didn't have the film I was after, but I managed to torrent it.
Blaze
Set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer
Small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow
Torrent
A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
The roaring torrent is deep and wide.
Blaze
Mark out a path or route
Tourists haven't blazed a trail to the top of this hill
Torrent
Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . .Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age.
Blaze
Present or proclaim (news) in a prominent, typically sensational, manner
‘Pop stars and drugs’ blazed the headline
Torrent
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
Blaze
A brilliant burst of fire; a flame.
Torrent
A heavy rain
Blaze
A destructive fire.
Torrent
A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid);
The houses were swept away in the torrent
Blaze
A bright or steady light or glare
The blaze of the desert sun.
Torrent
An overwhelming number or amount;
A flood of requests
A torrent of abuse
Blaze
A brilliant, striking display
Flowers that were a blaze of color.
Blaze
A sudden outburst, as of emotion
A blaze of anger.
Blaze
Blazes Used as an intensive
Where in blazes are my keys?.
Blaze
A white or light-colored spot or stripe on the face of an animal, such as a horse.
Blaze
A mark to indicate a trail, usually painted on or cut into a tree.
Blaze
To burn with a bright flame.
Blaze
To shine brightly.
Blaze
To be resplendent
A garden blazing with flowers.
Blaze
To flare up suddenly
My neighbor's temper blazed.
Blaze
To shoot rapidly and continuously
Machine guns blazed.
Blaze
To shine or be resplendent with
Eyes that blazed hatred.
Blaze
To mark (a tree) with a blaze.
Blaze
To indicate (a trail) by making blazes.
Blaze
To prepare or lead (the way in an endeavor):blazed the way in space exploration.
Blaze
To make known publicly; proclaim
Headlines blazed the news.
Blaze
A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
Blaze
Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
To seek shelter from the blaze of the sun
Blaze
The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
The palomino had a white blaze on its face.
Blaze
(color) A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
Blaze
A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
Blaze
A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
Blaze
(poker) A hand consisting of five face cards.
Blaze
Publication; the act of spreading widely by report
Blaze
(intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
The campfire blazed merrily.
Blaze
(intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
Blaze
To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy of talents, deeds, etc..
Blaze
To set in a blaze; burn.
Blaze
(transitive) To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
Blaze
To mark with a white spot on the face as a horse.
Blaze
(transitive) To set a mark on as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark.
Blaze
(transitive) To indicate or mark out a trail, especially through vegetation by a series of blazes.
The guide blazed his way through the undergrowth.
Blaze
To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.
Darwin blazed a path for the rest of us.
Blaze
(figurative) To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.
Blaze
(slang) To smoke marijuana.
Blaze
(transitive) To blow, as from a trumpet
Blaze
(transitive) To publish; announce publicly
Blaze
(transitive) To disclose; bewray; defame
Blaze
To blazon
Blaze
A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame.
Blaze
Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun.
O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon!
Blaze
A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display.
For what is glory but the blaze of fame?
Blaze
A white spot on the forehead of a horse.
Blaze
A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
Three blazes in a perpendicular line on the same tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze a settlement or neighborhood road.
Blaze
To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes.
Blaze
To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze.
And far and wide the icy summit blazed.
Blaze
To be resplendent.
Blaze
To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark.
I found my way by the blazed trees.
Blaze
To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees; as, to blaze a line or path.
Champollion died in 1832, having done little more than blaze out the road to be traveled by others.
Blaze
To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous.
On charitable lists he blazed his name.
To blaze those virtues which the good would hide.
Blaze
To blazon.
Blaze
A strong flame that burns brightly;
The blaze spread rapidly
Blaze
A cause of difficulty and suffering;
War is hell
Go to blazes
Blaze
Noisy and unrestrained mischief;
Raising blazes
Blaze
Great brightness;
A glare of sunlight
The flowers were a blaze of color
Blaze
A light-colored marking;
They chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes
The horse had a blaze between its eyes
Blaze
Shine brightly and intensively;
Meteors blazed across the atmosphere
Blaze
Shoot rapidly and repeatedly;
He blazed away at the men
Blaze
Burn brightly and intensely;
The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze
Blaze
Move rapidly and as if blazing;
The spaceship blazed out into space
Blaze
Indicate by marking trees with blazes;
Blaze a trail
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