vent
noun
[ vɛnt ]
• an opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out of or into a confined space.
• "remove any debris blocking the vents"
Similar:
outlet,
inlet,
opening,
aperture,
vent hole,
hole,
gap,
orifice,
space,
cavity,
cleft,
slit,
pore,
port,
duct,
flue,
shaft,
channel,
well,
passage,
air passage,
airway,
blowhole,
breather,
• the release or expression of a strong emotion, energy, etc.
• "children give vent to their anger in various ways"
vent
verb
• give free expression to (a strong emotion).
• "we vent our spleen on drug barons"
Similar:
let out,
give vent to,
give free rein to,
release,
pour out,
emit,
discharge,
reveal,
bring into the open,
come out with,
express,
give expression to,
air,
communicate,
utter,
voice,
give voice to,
verbalize,
articulate,
broadcast,
make public,
proclaim,
assert,
ventilate,
find an outlet for,
• provide with an outlet for air, gas, or liquid.
• "tumble-dryers must be vented to the outside"
Origin:
late Middle English: partly from French vent ‘wind’, from Latin ventus, reinforced by French évent, from éventer ‘expose to air’, based on Latin ventus ‘wind’.
vent
noun
• an opening or slit in a garment, especially in the lower part of the seam at the back of a coat.
Origin:
late Middle English: alteration of dialect fent, from Old French fente ‘slit’, based on Latin findere ‘cleave’.
