broadside vs torrent

broadside

noun
  • A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded. 

  • The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet. 

  • A forceful attack, be it written or spoken. 

  • One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing. 

verb
  • To collide with something side-on. 

adv
  • Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object. 

torrent

noun
  • A large amount or stream of something. 

  • A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. 

  • A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent. 

verb
  • To download in a torrent. 

adj
  • Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. 

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