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Definition of 'vent'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) vent
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, fumes, or the like.

2.  vent
an opening at the earth's surface from which volcanic material, as lava or gas, is emitted.

3.  vent
a means of exit or escape; an outlet, as from confinement.

4.  vent
expression; utterance; release:
giving vent to one's emotions.

5.  vent
the small opening at the breech of a gun by which fire is communicated to the charge.

6.  vent
Zool. the external opening of the cloaca.

7. (v.t.) vent
to give free play or expression to (an emotion).

8.  vent
to relieve through such expression:
to vent one's disappointment.

9.  vent
to release or discharge (liquid, smoke, etc.).

10.  vent
to furnish or provide with a vent or vents.

11. (v.i.) vent
to be relieved of pressure or discharged by means of a vent.

12.  vent
(of a marine animal) to rise to the surface of the water to breathe.

13.  vent
to openly express powerful emotions, esp. ones that are normally suppressed.

14. (n.) vent
a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME vente; r. ME fente < MF, der. of fendre to slit < L findere to split)

Definition of 'vent'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole
a hole for the escape of gas or air

2. (noun) vent
external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate

3. (noun) vent, volcano
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

4. (noun) vent
a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)

5. (verb) release, outlet, vent
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
"she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"

6. (verb) vent, ventilate, give vent
give expression or utterance to
"She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

7. (verb) vent, ventilate, air out, air
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
"air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

Definition of 'vent'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) vent
a small hole to let air in or smoke, fumes, etc. out
a hot air vent in the street

2. (verb) vent
to release a strong emotion
a video game that allows him to vent his frustrations

Definition of 'vent'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) vent
sale; opportunity to sell; market

2. (noun) vent
a baiting place; an inn

3. (noun) vent
a small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent

4. (noun) vent
the anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes

5. (noun) vent
the opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole

6. (noun) vent
sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet

7. (noun) vent
fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet

8. (noun) vent
emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance

9. (verb) vent
to sell; to vend

10. (verb) vent
to snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort

11. (verb) vent
to let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to

12. (verb) vent
to suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint

13. (verb) vent
to utter; to report; to publish

14. (verb) vent
to scent, as a hound

15. (verb) vent
to furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a mold

Translation of 'vent'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a hole to allow air, smoke etc to pass out or in an air-vent.
Afrikaans: luggat	Arabic: فُتْحَة تَهْوِئَه	Bulgarian: отдушник
Brazilian: respiradouro	Czech: větrací otvor	German: das Abzugsloch
Danish: lufthul	Greek: διέξοδος, αεραγωγός	Spanish: respiradero; rejilla de v
Estonian: ava	Farsi: هواکش؛ منفذ	Finnish: tuuletusaukko
French: évent	Hebrew: פֶּתַח	Hindi: छिद्र
Croatian: otvor za ispuštanje zraka	Hungarian: nyílás	Indonesian: lubang angin
Icelandic: loftop	Italian: foro; canna	Japanese: 通気穴
Korean: (벽 등의) 구멍	Lithuanian: (ventiliacijos) anga	Latvian: (ventilācijas) eja; dūmva
Malay: bolong, lubang	Dutch: opening, gat	Norwegian: luftehull
Polish: otwór wentylacyjny	Portuguese: respiradouro	Romanian: ieşire
Russian: вентиляционное отверстие	Slovak: vetrací otvor	Slovenian: odprtina, zračnik
Serbian: ventil	Swedish: hål, öppning, utlopp	Thai: ช่องลม
Turkish: delik, ağız	Taiwanese: 通風口	Ukrainian: вентиляційний отвір; душн
Urdu: سوراخ	Vietnamese: lỗ thông	Chinese: 通风口
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