Definition: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
Usage: the raft floated downstream on the current; he felt a stream of air; the hose ejected a stream of water
Main entry: stream, current, flow
Definition: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
Usage: two streams of development run through American history; stream of consciousness; the flow of thought; the current of history
Main entry: current, electric current
Definition: a flow of electricity through a conductor
Usage: the current was measured in amperes
Main entry: current
Definition: occurring in or belonging to the present time
Usage: current events; the current topic; current negotiations; current psychoanalytic theories; the ship's current position