Turbulent, foamy water such as that found in river rapids or shallows at sea. Also: clear, shallow water. Occasionally in plural.

A waterfall or rapid.

A heavy and sudden rush of water down a steep channel; a place in a river where this occurs, a rapid. (Confused with chute, n.1 1; cf. shute, n.1)

Originally English regional (south-western). A section of river where the bed slopes and the water is shallow and runs swiftly; a rapid.

A rapid current; a rapid. Obsolete. rare.

A patch of broken water, esp. formed by the protrusion of rocks in the bed of a stream or river; a rapid, a riffle. Now rare.

Originally North American. Usually in plural, with singular or plural agreement. A section of a river with a very swift and turbulent current, caused…

Newfoundland. A succession of small, noisy waterfalls forming rapids; a small waterfall in the course of a stream. Also: a fast-moving stream.

Chiefly U.S. regional (New England). A stretch of rough water in a river; a rapids. Frequently in plural. Cf. riffle, n. 3, ripple, n.5 1.

A stretch of (usually shallow) water in a river where the surface is agitated by its passage over rocks, sandbars, or other obstructions. Also: a…

Broken or turbulent water characteristic of a river in flood. rare.