VENT

vent

Noun

  1. An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
    the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould
  2. A small aperture.
  3. The opening of a volcano from which lava flows.
  4. A verbalized frustration.
  5. The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.
  6. A slit in the seam of a garment.
  7. The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.
  8. In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
  9. Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
  10. Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Ventriloquism.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. sale; opportunity to sell; market

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. A baiting place; an inn.

Verb

  1. To allow gases to escape.
    The stove vents to the outside.
  2. To allow to escape through a vent.
    Exhaust is vented to the outside.
  3. To express a strong emotion.
    He vents his anger violently.
    Can we talk? I need to vent.
  4. To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To sell; to vend.


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