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vent

UK/vɛnt/ US/ˈvɛnt/ fairly common slang

verb

1.

give expression or utterance to

  • “She vented her anger”
  • “The graduates gave vent to cheers”
2.

expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

  • “air the old winter clothes”
  • “air out the smoke-filled rooms”

noun

1.

a hole for the escape of gas or air

3.

a fissure in the earth''s crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

Synonyms
4.

a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)

5.

activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion

  • “she had no other outlet for her feelings”
  • “he gave vent to his anger”

Origin

Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate with French vent and Spanish viento (“wind”) and ventana (“window”). Doublet of wind.

Phrases

  • air admittance vent
  • air vent
  • fissure vent
  • give vent to
  • hydrothermal vent
  • O'Shea's vent barnacle
  • pie vent
  • ridge vent
  • vent one's gall
  • vent one's spleen
  • vent sex

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