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Meaning of 'vent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vent [ n.]
- Sale; opportunity to sell; market.
- A baiting place; an inn.
- 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.
- The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes.
- The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.
- Sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
- Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
- Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
2 . Vent [ v. i.]
- To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
3 . Vent [ v. t.]
- To sell; to vend.
- To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to.
- To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint.
- To utter; to report; to publish.
- To scent, as a hound.
- To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a mold.

Meaning of 'vent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vent [ n]
Meaning (1):
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
Example in sentence:
  • he gave vent to his anger;
  • she had no other outlet for her feelings
2 . vent [ v]
Meaning (2):
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
Example in sentence:
  • air out the smoke-filled rooms;
  • air the old winter clothes
Meaning (3):
- give expression or utterance to
Example in sentence:
  • She vented her anger;
  • The graduates gave vent to cheers

Nearby Words:

vena venada venae venae cavae venae portae venal venality venally venantes venary

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