vent

(vĕnt)
n.

1. A means of escape or release from confinement; an outlet: give vent to one's anger.
2. An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.
3. The small hole at the breech of a gun through which the charge is ignited.
4. Zoology. The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
5. Geology.
   1. The opening of a volcano in the earth's crust.
   2. An opening on the ocean floor that emits hot water and dissolved minerals.

v., vent·ed, vent·ing, vents.

v.tr.

1. To express (one's thoughts or feelings, for example), especially forcefully.
2. To release or discharge (steam, for example) through an opening.
3. To provide with a vent.

v.intr.

1. To vent one's feelings or opinions.
2. To be released or discharged through an opening.
3. To rise to the surface of water to breathe. Used of a marine mammal.

[Partly from French vent (from Old French) and partly alteration of French évent (from Old French esvent , from esventer, to let out air , from Vulgar Latin *exventāre : Latin ex-; see ex- + Latin ventus, wind).]

venter vent'er n.

SYNONYMS   vent, express, utter, voice, air. These verbs mean to give outlet to thoughts or emotions. To vent is to unburden oneself of a strong pent-up emotion: "She was jealous ... and glad of any excuse to vent her pique" (Edward G.E.L. Bulwer-Lytton). Express, a more comprehensive term, refers to both verbal and nonverbal communication: found the precise words to express her idea; expressed his affection with a hug; "expressing emotion in the form of art" (T.S. Eliot). Utter involves vocal expression: "The words were uttered in the hearing of Montezuma" (William Hickling Prescott). Voice denotes the expression of outlook or viewpoint: The lawyer voiced her satisfaction with the verdict. To air is to show off one's feelings, beliefs, or ideas: They aired their differences during dinner.

vent² (vĕnt)
n.
A slit in a garment, as in the back seam of a jacket.

[Middle English vente, alteration (probably influenced by Old French vent, wind) of fente, from Old French, slit, from fendre, to split open, from Latin findere. See fission.]

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noun

An open space allowing passage: aperture, hole, mouth, opening, orifice, outlet. See open/close.

verb

1. To utter publicly: air, express, put, state, ventilate. Idioms: come out with. See show/hide, words.
2. To put into words: articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, state, talk, tell, utter¹, verbalize, vocalize, voice. Idioms: givetongueventvoiceto. See words.
3. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off. See free/unfree, move/halt.

Idioms beginning with vent:
venture
vent one's spleen

In addition to the idiom beginning with vent, also see give vent to.

n

Definition: outlet
Antonyms: closure, door

n. the touch hole of a gun.

ventless adj.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

In geomorphology, an opening in the crust through which volcanic material flows. Some volcanoes have a single, central vent, others have a line of vents or side vents, also known as subsidiary vents.

Vent conglomerate consists of rounded blocks of juvenile material, derived from the collapse of the cone walls during a volcanic eruption, filling a volcanic vent.

1. A pipe installed to provide a flow of air to or from a drainage system or to provide a circulation of air within such system to protect trap seals from siphonage and back pressure.
2. A Vent connector.
3. A Vent system.
4. AVentilator, 3.
5. A stack designed to allow moisture vapor or other gas from inside a building or building system to escape into the atmosphere.
6. See cavity vent.

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An opening in the Earth's surface (or other planet or moon) through which lava, gases, and hot particles come out.

i. An opening to the atmosphere to spill excess pressure to the atmosphere, as in fuel tanks.
ii. The holes in aircraft skin for static pressure pickup. Also called static ports. See velocity pressure.
iii. An opening in the center of a parachute canopy for its stabilization. See also parachute vent.

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noun
noun, theatre

Abbreviation of 'ventriloquist'. (1893 —) .
National Observer We've got magicians here...We've got jugglers, mentalists, clowns, and vents (1976).

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An opening or outlet, such as an opening that discharges pus, or the anus. In dogs, used to describe the area around the anus and in bitches also the vulva. Most appropriate use is the cloaca of birds.

• cloacal v. — the external opening to the cloaca. Comparable to the anus in mammals.
• v. disease — see spirochetosis (2).
• v. gleet — a chronic disease of the cloaca of domestic birds. Characterized by fouling of the feathers around the vent with exudate, and the presence of a diphtheritic membrane on the cloacal mucosa at the external orifice and a copious evil-smelling discharge.
• v. picking — the commonest and most severe of the cannibalistic vices of housed birds; most common in high producing pullet flocks probably related to the passage of large eggs causing some tearing of tissues at the vent. Other birds may cause fatal injury by picking at the part.

n

An exit passage constructed in a casting mold to allow gases to escape during the casting process.

For a list of words related to vent, see:

• Materials, Formations, and Substances - vent: opening at Earth’s surface from which volcanic material is emitted
• Processes, Phenomena, Events, and Techniques - vent: volcano opening from which lava erupts
• Building and Machine Parts - vent: opening, esp. in wall, serving as outlet for air, smoke, or fumes
• Garment Parts - vent: small opening or section of permeable material allowing passage of air through garment
• Sculpture Tools and Techniques - vent: passage in mold through which gases escape during casting
• Expressions of Feeling - vent: give verbal outlet to, esp. one’s feelings

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - ventil, aftræk, lufthul, trækhul, fænghul
v. tr. - ventilere, slippe ud, give luft, give afløb for

idioms:

• give vent to    give luft for
• vent one's spleen on    ventilere sin vrede ud på

2.
n. - slids

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich afreageren, van een luchtgat voorzien, als luchtgat dienen voor, uitstoten, (gevoelens) luchten, bovenkomen voor adem (otter etc.), uiting, uitweg, luchtgat, anus, uitweg van vulkanische gassen, schoorsteen, aansteekopening van geweer, split (kleding), vingergat van fluit etc.

Français (French)
1.
n. - conduit, bouche, cheminée (d'un volcan), (US) déflecteur, (Zool) orifice anal
v. tr. - (fig) décharger, aborder publiquement, évacuer (une émotion)

idioms:

• give vent to    (fig) décharger (sa colère)
• vent one's spleen on    décharger sa mauvaise humeur sur

2.
n. - fente (d'une jupe)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Öffnung, Loch, Ventil
v. - Luft machen, auslassen

idioms:

• give vent to    Ausdruck verleihen
• vent one's spleen on    seine schlechte Laune/Wut abreagieren

2.
n. - Schlitz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τρύπα εξαερισμού, διέξοδος, άνοιγμα, σχισμή, οπή, πόρος, έξοδος, τρύπα, αεριστήρας
v. - ξεσπώ, ξεθυμαίνω, δίνω διέξοδο, εξαερίζω, διευκολύνω ξέσπασμα ή ελεύθερη έκφραση

idioms:

• give vent to    (για συναισθήματα κ.λπ.) δίνω διέξοδο σε, αφήνω να ξεσπάσει, ξεθυμαίνω
• vent one's spleen on    ξεθυμαίνω την οργή μου σε

Italiano (Italian)
sfogare, spacco

idioms:

• give vent to    dare libero sfogo a
• vent one's spleen on    sfogare la propria rabbia su, scaricare la bile su

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abertura (f), saída (f), respiradouro (m), ânus (Zool.)
v. - emitir, deixar escapar, dar saída

idioms:

• give vent to    dar vazão a
• vent one's spleen on    enraivecer-se com

Русский (Russian)
отверстие, проделывать отверстие в чем-л, извергать, давать выход, торговать

idioms:

• give vent to    давать выход своим чувствам
• vent one's spleen on    срывать на ком-либо свое плохое настроение

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - conducto de ventilación, respiradero
v. tr. - dar salida, desahogar, dar rienda suelta a

idioms:

• give vent to    dar rienda suelta a
• vent one's spleen on    desahogar su ira contra

2.
n. - agujero en una prenda de vestir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utlopp, öppning, ventil
v. - ge utlopp för, släppa ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 通风孔, 出口, 出烟孔, 发泄, 给...开孔, 排出

idioms:

• give vent to    吐露, 发泄
• vent one's spleen on    向某人大发脾气, 朝某人发脾气

2. 通风孔, 出口, 出烟孔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 通風孔, 出口, 出煙孔
v. tr. - 發洩, 給...開孔, 排出

idioms:

• give vent to    吐露, 發洩
• vent one's spleen on    向某人大發脾氣, 朝某人發脾氣

2.
n. - 通風孔, 出口, 出煙孔

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 통기 구멍, 배출구, 물위로의 부상
v. tr. - ~에 나갈 구멍을 주다, 배출구를 주다, (감정을) 터뜨리다

idioms:

• give vent to    배출구를 발견하다, ~을 나타내다, 터뜨리다

2.
n. - 벤트 (상의의 등, 겨드랑이, 스커트 등의 튼 곳)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 抜け口, 穴, 通風孔, はけ口, 発散, 肛門, ベンツ, 出口, 火門
v. - 穴をあける, 発散させる, 漏らす

idioms:

• vent one's spleen on    当たり散らす, 鬱憤を晴らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فتحه, ثقب, مخرج, فتحه الشرج, فتحه تهويه (فعل) نفس عن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פתח-אוורור, פתח, פה, נקב, מוצא, פי-הטבעת‬
v. tr. - ‮נתן ביטוי ל-, מצא מוצא ל-, פרק (זעמו), התקין פתח‬
n. - ‮פתח אחורי (במעיל)‬

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