definition of
current

[1] #1 current a. occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position". wn

[2] #2 current n. [electric current] a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes". wn

[3] #3 current n. [stream] a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water". wn

[4] #4 current n. [stream, flow] dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history". wn