potok — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brook noun A small, natural stream of water.
- flood noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
- pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
- stream noun A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
- torrent noun A violent, fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
Senses
potok is used for these senses in English:
- brook A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
- flood (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- pipe (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input. [from 20th c.]
- stream A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- torrent A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
brook — full definition
- noun A small, natural stream of water.
- verb To tolerate or put up with, especially something unwelcome (usually used in the negative).
flood — full definition
- noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
- noun A large, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
- verb To cover land with water, or to fill something with an overwhelming amount.