Vent

Word VENT
Character 4
Hyphenation vent
Pronunciations /vɛnt/

Definitions and meanings of "Vent"

What do we mean by vent?

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

Forceful expression or release of pent-up thoughts or feelings. noun

An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam. noun

The small hole at the breech of a gun through which the charge is ignited. noun

The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. noun

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

An opening on the ocean floor that emits hot water and dissolved minerals. noun

To express (one's thoughts or feelings, for example), especially forcefully. synonym: voice. intransitive verb

To release or discharge (steam, for example) through an opening. intransitive verb

To provide with a vent. intransitive verb

To vent one's feelings or opinions. intransitive verb

To be released or discharged through an opening. intransitive verb

To rise to the surface of water to breathe. Used of a marine mammal. intransitive verb

To let out at a vent; make an opening or outlet for; give passage to; emit; let pass.

To furnish with a vent; make a vent in.

To give utterance, expression, or publicity to; especially, to report; publish; promulgate; hence, to circulate.

Reflexively, to free one's self; relieve one's self by giving vent to something.

To scent, as a hound; smell; snuff up; wind.

To open or expand the nostrils to the air; sniff; snuff; snort.

An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

A small aperture.

The opening of a volcano from which lava flows.

A verbalized frustration.

The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.

A slit in the seam of a garment.

The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.

In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.

Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.

Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Vent

The word "vent" in example sentences

Picture for one moment that every old, disheveled homeless person you see curled up in a street corner, or sprawled out over a vent is a small newborn. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The plumbing 'vent' is a 2 pipe T'eed at 2nd floor level from a stackpipe that is running horizontally through the floor slab - there are no interception points in case of blockage. ❋ Unknown (2006)

So ... spraying canned air into a lappy's vent is very bad? ❋ Unknown (2009)

(PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images) (CNN) – Letting disgruntled citizens vent is important to national security, experts say, but some messages emanating from angry Americans in recent weeks have pressed the boundaries of free speech. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some routing of the duct away from the vent is okay to be able to reach an outside wall. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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