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What (who) is vent - definition

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Vented; Vents; Vent (disambiguation); The Vent

vent         
(vents, venting, vented)
1.
A vent is a hole in something through which air can come in and smoke, gas, or smells can go out.
There was a small air vent in the ceiling.
= duct
N-COUNT
2.
If you vent your feelings, you express them forcefully.
She telephoned her best friend to vent her frustration...
The rioters were prevented from venting their anger on the police.
VERB: V n, V n on n
3.
If you give vent to your feelings, you express them forcefully. (FORMAL)
She gave vent to her anger and jealousy.
PHRASE: V inflects
vent         
vent1
¦ noun
1. an opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out of or into a confined space.
the opening of a volcano, through which lava and other materials are emitted.
chiefly Scottish a flue of a chimney.
2. (usu. in phr. give vent to) release or expression of a strong emotion, energy, etc.
3. the anus of a lower animal such as a fish, serving for both excretion and reproduction.
4. historical the touch hole of a gun.
¦ verb
1. give free expression to (a strong emotion).
2. discharge or expel (air, gas, or liquid) through an outlet.
provide with an outlet for air, gas, or liquid.
permit air to enter (a beer cask).
Derivatives
vented adjective
ventless adjective
Origin
ME: partly from Fr. vent 'wind', from L. ventus, reinforced by Fr. event, from eventer 'expose to air'.
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vent2
¦ noun a slit in a garment, especially in the lower part of the seam at the back of a coat.
Origin
ME: alt. of dialect fent, from OFr. fente 'slit', based on L. findere 'cleave'.
vent         
n.
outlet
to give vent to (he gave vent to his pent-up feelings)

Wikipedia

Vent

Vent or vents may refer to:

Examples of use of vent
1. He urinated near an air vent and the wind blew his urine through the vent into the cell block.
2. "It‘s frightening." One reason the vog is worse is that the new vent is farther inland than the older Puu Oo vent on the mountain‘s seaside slope.
3. Two weeks ago, Vinogradov rigged a vent line inside the space station until the new vent valve nozzle could be installed outside the module.
4. "I started raking it out of the air conditioner vent.
5. Six decided to vent his frustration through the Internet ad.