current in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   current  stream 
   
2. 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"
   stream  flow  current 
   
3. a flow of electricity through a conductor
   "the current was measured in amperes"
   current  electric current 
   

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