vent
noun
1. a hole for the escape of gas or air
Similar word(s): blowhole, venthole
Definition categories: man–made, hole
2. external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
Definition categories: animal, opening, orifice, porta
3. a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
Similar word(s): volcano
Definition categories: object, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure
4. a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
Definition categories: man–made, slit
5. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- he gave vent to his anger
Similar word(s): outlet, release
Definition categories: act, activity
Sentences with vent as a noun:
- the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould
verb
1. give expression or utterance to
- She vented her anger
- The graduates gave vent to cheers
Similar word(s): ventilate
Definition categories: communication, evince, express, show
2. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
Similar word(s): air, ventilate
Definition categories: change, freshen, refresh
Sentences with vent as a verb:
- The stove vents to the outside.
- Exhaust is vented to the outside.
- He vents his anger violently.
- Can we talk? I need to vent.