جُرَافٌ

A torrent that carries away everything; (S, Msb;) i. q. جُحَافٌ applied to a torrent; as also ↓ جَوْرَفٌ; (K;) and ↓ جَارُوفٌ a torrent that sweeps away that by which it passes, by reason of its copiousness, carrying away everything, and so ↓ جَارِفٌ applied to rain. (TA.)

(tropical:) A very voracious man: (K, TA:) a man who devours all the food: (S:) one who eats vehemently, leaving nothing remaining. (M, TA.)

(tropical:) A man who marries much, or often, and is brisk, lively, sprightly, or active; as also ↓ جَارُوفٌ. (K, TA.)

(tropical:) A sword that sweeps away everything. (TA.)

(assumed tropical:) A sort of measure of capacity; as also ↓ جِرَافٌ: (S, K:) a certain large measure of capacity. (ISk, TA.)