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vent 1

 (vĕnt)
n.
1. Forceful expression or release of pent-up thoughts or feelings: 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. See Synonyms at voice.
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: Sorry to go on like that, but I just had to vent.
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; see wē- in Indo-European roots).]

vent′er n.

vent 2

 (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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vent

(vɛnt)
n
1. a small opening for the passage or escape of fumes, liquids, etc
2. (Geological Science) the shaft of a volcano or an aperture in the earth's crust through which lava and gases erupt
3. (Zoology) the external opening of the urinary or genital systems of lower vertebrates
4. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a small aperture at the breech of old guns through which the charge was ignited
5. an exit, escape, or passage
6. give vent to to release (an emotion, passion, idea, etc) in an utterance or outburst
vb (mainly tr)
7. to release or give expression or utterance to (an emotion, idea, etc): he vents his anger on his wife.
8. to provide a vent for or make vents in
9. to let out (steam, liquid, etc) through a vent
[C14: from Old French esventer to blow out, from ex-1 + venter, from Vulgar Latin ventāre (unattested) to be windy, from Latin ventus wind]
ˈventer n
ˈventless adj

vent

(vɛnt)
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a vertical slit at the back or both sides of a jacket
vb
(Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to make a vent or vents in (a jacket)
[C15: from Old French fente slit, from fendre to split, from Latin findere to cleave]
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vent1

(vɛnt)

n.
1. an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, fumes, or the like.
2. an opening at the earth's surface from which volcanic material, as lava or gas, is emitted.
3. a means of exit or escape; an outlet, as from confinement.
4. expression; utterance; release: giving vent to one's emotions.
5. the small opening at the breech of a gun by which fire is communicated to the charge.
6. Zool. the external opening of the cloaca.
v.t.
7. to give free play or expression to (an emotion).
8. to relieve through such expression: to vent one's disappointment.
9. to release or discharge (liquid, smoke, etc.).
10. to furnish or provide with a vent or vents.
v.i.
11. to be relieved of pressure or discharged by means of a vent.
12. (of a marine animal) to rise to the surface of the water to breathe.
13. to openly express powerful emotions, esp. ones that are normally suppressed.
[1350–1400; Middle English (v.): to furnish (a vessel) with a vent, by aphesis < Old French aventer, esventer < Latin ventus wind1]

vent2

(vɛnt)

n.
a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.
[1400–50; late Middle English vente; replacing Middle English fente < Middle French, derivative of fendre to slit < Latin findere to split]
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vent


Past participle: vented
Gerund: venting

Imperative
vent
vent
Present
I vent
you vent
he/she/it vents
we vent
you vent
they vent
Preterite
I vented
you vented
he/she/it vented
we vented
you vented
they vented
Present Continuous
I am venting
you are venting
he/she/it is venting
we are venting
you are venting
they are venting
Present Perfect
I have vented
you have vented
he/she/it has vented
we have vented
you have vented
they have vented
Past Continuous
I was venting
you were venting
he/she/it was venting
we were venting
you were venting
they were venting
Past Perfect
I had vented
you had vented
he/she/it had vented
we had vented
you had vented
they had vented
Future
I will vent
you will vent
he/she/it will vent
we will vent
you will vent
they will vent
Future Perfect
I will have vented
you will have vented
he/she/it will have vented
we will have vented
you will have vented
they will have vented
Future Continuous
I will be venting
you will be venting
he/she/it will be venting
we will be venting
you will be venting
they will be venting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been venting
you have been venting
he/she/it has been venting
we have been venting
you have been venting
they have been venting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been venting
you will have been venting
he/she/it will have been venting
we will have been venting
you will have been venting
they will have been venting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been venting
you had been venting
he/she/it had been venting
we had been venting
you had been venting
they had been venting
Conditional
I would vent
you would vent
he/she/it would vent
we would vent
you would vent
they would vent
Past Conditional
I would have vented
you would have vented
he/she/it would have vented
we would have vented
you would have vented
they would have vented
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.vent - a hole for the escape of gas or airvent - a hole for the escape of gas or air
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 eruptvent - a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
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"
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
Verb1.vent - give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"
evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
2.vent - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshenvent - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
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 There was a small air vent in the ceiling.
verb
1. express, release, voice, air, empty, discharge, utter, emit, come out with, pour out, give vent to, give expression to She telephoned her best friend to vent her frustration.
express repress, curb, inhibit, hold back, subdue, stifle, quash, quell, bottle up
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vent

noun
An open space allowing passage:
verb
1. To utter publicly:
2. To put into words:
Idiom: give tongue to.
3. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:
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Translations
فُتْحَة تَهْوِئَهيُنَفِّس عَن
otvorvylít si
give luft forlufthul
fá útrás fyrirloftop
anga
dūmvadsejaizgāzt
vyliať si

vent

[vent]
A. N
1. (Mech) → agujero m; (= valve) → válvula f; (= airhole) → respiradero m; (= grille) → rejilla f de ventilación; (= pipe) → ventosa f, conducto m de ventilación
2. (= opening) (in jacket, skirt) → abertura f
3. (Zool) → cloaca f
4. (= expression) to give vent to one's feelingsdesahogarse
to give vent to one's angerdar rienda suelta a su ira, desahogar su ira
B. VT
1. (Mech) → purgar; (= discharge) → descargar, emitir, dejar escapar
2. (= release) [+ feelings] → desahogar, descargar
to vent one's anger on sth/sbdesahogar la ira con algo/algn
to vent one's spleen (on)descargar la bilis (contra)
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vent

[ˈvɛnt]
n
(= duct) → conduit m d'aération
(in dress, jacket)fente f
to give vent to sth [+ feelings, anger] → laisser libre cours à qch
vt [+ anger, feelings] → passer
to vent one's anger on sb/sth → passer sa colère sur qn/qch
The rioters vented their anger on the police → Les émeutiers ont passé leur colère sur la police.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vent

n (for gas, liquid) → Öffnung f; (in chimney) → Abzug m; (in barrel) → Spundloch nt; (in coat) → Schlitz m; (for feelings) → Ventil nt; jacket with a single/double ventJacke mit Rückenschlitz m/Seitenschlitzen pl; to give vent to something (fig)einer Sache (dat)Ausdruck verleihen; to give vent to one’s feelingsseinen Gefühlen freien Lauf lassen; to give vent to one’s angerseinem Ärger Luft machen
vt feelings, angerabreagieren (→ on an +dat); to vent one’s spleensich (dat)Luft machen; to vent one’s spleen on somebodyseine Wut an jdm auslassen
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vent

[vɛnt]
1. n (Tech) (airhole) → presa d'aria; (of jacket) → spacco
to give vent to one's anger → sfogare la propria rabbia
2. vt to vent one's anger (on sb/sth)scaricare or sfogare la propria rabbia (su qn/qc)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vent

(vent) noun
a hole to allow air, smoke etc to pass out or in. an air-vent.
verb
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.
give vent to
to express (an emotion etc) freely. He gave vent to his anger in a furious letter to the newspaper.
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References in classic literature ?
On a signal given by a cannon-shot each furnace was to give vent to the molten iron and completely to empty itself.
He found another vent for his rage by snatching up Rosamond's words again, as if they were reptiles to be throttled and flung off.
If he wins, he will be at liberty, perhaps, to give vent to a laugh, or to pass a remark on the circumstance to a bystander, or to stake again, or to double his stake; but, even this he must do solely out of curiosity, and for the pleasure of watching the play of chances and of calculations, and not because of any vulgar desire to win.
He did not sing like a trained singer who knows he is listened to, but like the birds, evidently giving vent to the sounds in the same way that one stretches oneself or walks about to get rid of stiffness, and the sounds were always high-pitched, mournful, delicate, and almost feminine, and his face at such times was very serious.
At last he began to get so precious jolly, that he used to forget how the time vent, or care nothin' at all about it, and he went on gettin' later and later, till vun night his old friend wos just a-shuttin' the gate--had turned the key in fact--wen he come up.
And yet at times my spirit was too strong for me, and I gave vent to dangerous utterances.
Miss Bridget had always exprest so great a regard for what the ladies are pleased to call virtue, and had herself maintained such a severity of character, that it was expected, especially by Wilkins, that she would have vented much bitterness on this occasion, and would have voted for sending the child, as a kind of noxious animal, immediately out of the house; but, on the contrary, she rather took the good-natured side of the question, intimated some compassion for the helpless little creature, and commended her brother's charity in what he had done.
But this fury had vented itself most fully on the two brothers when they were overtaken by the murderers, thanks to the precaution which William -- the man of precautions -- had taken in having the gates of the city closed.
Notwithstanding the lassitude and fatigue which oppressed him now, in common with his two companions, and indeed with all who had taken an active share in that night's work, Hugh's boisterous merriment broke out afresh whenever he looked at Simon Tappertit, and vented itself--much to that gentleman's indignation--in such shouts of laughter as bade fair to bring the watch upon them, and involve them in a skirmish, to which in their present worn-out condition they might prove by no means equal.
Being, however, of a rather violent and quarrelsome mood in his cups, it is not impossible that he might have fallen out with her, either on this or some imaginary topic, if the young lady had not, with a foresight and prudence highly commendable, kept a boy up, on purpose, to bear the first brunt of the good gentleman's anger; which, having vented itself in a variety of kicks and cuffs, subsided sufficiently to admit of his being persuaded to go to bed.
The viceroy, disappointed in his scheme, vented all his rage upon Father James, whom the patriarch had given him as his confessor; the good man was carried, bound hand and foot, into the middle of the camp; the viceroy gave the first stab in the throat, and all the rest struck him with their lances, and dipped their weapons in his blood, promising each other that they would never accept of any act of oblivion or terms of peace by which the Catholic religion was not abolished throughout the empire, and all those who professed it either banished or put to death.
After he had vented his wrath on me he had staggered below, and I understand be went to sleep on the floor of his own cabin.