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vent ¹  (vnt)

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

a. The opening of a volcano in the earth's crust.

b. 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.

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[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 *exventre : Latin ex-; see ex- + Latin ventus, wind; see w- in Indo-European roots).]

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venter n.

Synonyms: vent¹, express, utter¹, 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.

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vent ²  (vnt)

n.

A slit in a garment, as in the back seam of a jacket.

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[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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vent ¹

Noun

1. a small opening in something through which fresh air can enter and fumes can be released

2. the shaft of a volcano through which lava and gases erupt

3. the anal opening of a bird or other small animal

4. give vent to to release (an emotion) in an outburst: she gave vent to her misery and loneliness

Verb

1. to release or express freely: consumers vented their anger on the group by boycotting its products

2. to make vents in [Old French esventer to blow out]

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vent ²

Noun

a vertical slit in the lower hem of a jacket [Latin findere to cleave]

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vent  (vnt)

1. An opening, and the conduit leading to it, in the side or at the top of a volcano, permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.

2.

a. The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Also called cloaca.

b. See cloaca.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vent - a hole for the escape of gas or air vent-hole, venthole, blowhole air duct, air passage, airway - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something smoke hole - a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape
	2.	vent - external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
	3.	vent - a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt volcano crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening eructation, extravasation, eruption - (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) active - (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
	4.	vent - a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket) slit - a long narrow opening
	5.	vent - activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" outlet, release activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
Verb	1.	vent - give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" give vent, ventilate evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
	2.	vent - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" ventilate, air out, air freshen, refresh - make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"

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vent

noun 1. outlet, opening, hole, split, aperture, duct, orifice

verb 2. express, release, voice, air, empty, discharge, utter, emit, come out with, pour out, give vent to, give expression to << OPPOSITE hold back

Translations

vent [vɛnt] n (= opening) → abertura (= air-hole); respiradero;

(in wall) → rejilla (de ventilación)

vt (fig) [+ feelings]; desahogar

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vent [vɛnt] n → conduit m d'aération;

(in dress, jacket) → fente f

vt (fig) [+ one's feelings]; donner libre cours à

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vent [vɛnt] n (also: air vent) → Abzug m;

(in jacket) → Schlitz m

vt (fig) (feelings) → abreagieren

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vent [vɛnt] n → foro, apertura;

(in dress, jacket) → spacco

vt (fig) [+ one's feelings]; sfogare, dare sfogo a

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vent

n vent [vent]

a hole to allow air, smoke etc to pass out or in an air-vent. luggat فُتْحَة تَهْوِئَه отдушник větrací otvor lufthul das Abzugsloch διέξοδος, αεραγωγός respiradero; rejilla de ventilación ava هواکش؛ منفذ aukko évent פֶּתַח छिद्र otvor za ispuštanje zraka nyílás lubang angin loftop foro; canna 通気穴 (공기·연기·증기 등을 빼기 위한) 통기 구멍 (ventiliacijos) anga (ventilācijas) eja; dūmvads bolong, lubang opening, gat luftehull otwór wentylacyjny respiradouro ieşire вентиляционное отверстие vetrací otvor odprtina, zračnik ventil hål, öppning, utlopp ช่องลม delik, ağız 通風口 вентиляційний отвір; душник سوراخ lỗ thông 通风口

v

to give expression or an outlet to (an emotion etc) He was angry with himself and vented his rage on his son by beating him violently. uiting gee يُنَفِّس عَن изливам vylít si give luft for auslassen ξεσπώ πάνω σε κπ. descargar, desahogar välja valama خالی کردن purkaa décharger (sur) לַתֵת פּוּרקָן निकालना ispuhati kitölt (haragot) melampiaskan fá útrás fyrir sfogare 発散させる (감정·정열 등을) 발산하다, 노출하다 išlieti izgāzt (dusmas) melepaskan, meluahkan afreageren lufte (meninger); la gå ut over dać upust dar vazão a se descărca (pe) изливать, срывать vyliať si sprostiti dati oduška vädra, lufta ทำช่องระบายออก belirtmek, boşaltmak 發泄感情 випускати пар; давати вихід بخارات نکالنا mở lỗ thông hơi 发泄感情

give vent to

to express (an emotion etc) freely He gave vent to his anger in a furious letter to the newspaper. uiting gee يُنَفِّس عن مشاعِرِه المكبوتَه изразявам (емоция) dát průchod give luft for Luft machen δίνω διέξοδο σε, απελευθερώνω τα αισθήματά μου dar rienda suelta, descargar, soltar, desahogar voli andma بیرون ریختن؛ آشکار کردن purkaa donner libre cours à לַתֵת פּוּרקָן לְ- अभिव्यक्त करना slobodno se izraziti szabad folyást enged (érzéseknek stb.) menyatakan fá útrás fyrir (dare sfogo a) 発散させる (노여움 등을) 터뜨리다, ...을 나타내다 išlieti, išreikšti izgāzt (dusmas); ļaut vaļu (emocijām) meluahkan uiten gi fritt utløp for dać upust, wyładować dar vazão a da frâu liber дать волю чувствам dať priechod dati duška dati oduška få vädra, få utlopp för ระบายอารมณ์ belirtmek, boşaltmak 泄怒，出氣 випускати пар; давати вихід باہر نکلنے کا موقع دينا nói cho hả, nói một cách tự do 泄怒，出气