downpour

noun

1. A heavy fall of rain.

   “They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.”

   “I left Inverness on a Saturday afternoon in July in a steady downpour of rain.”

verb

1. (intransitive)To pour down; rain heavily.

   “Bank-notes fluttered down and lay about in all directions, relays of sovereigns rolled away like so much dross, bonds and scrip for thousands and tens of thousands clogged the downpouring stream of jewellery and unset gems.”

   “It started to downpour, so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.”