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vent

1  [vent] ,
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–noun
1. an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
2. an opening at the earth's surface from which volcanic material, as lava, steam, or gas, is emitted.
3. Zoology. the anal or excretory opening of animals, esp. of those below mammals, as birds and reptiles.
4. the small opening at the breech of a gun by which fire is communicated to the charge.
5. a means of exit or escape; an outlet, as from confinement.
6. expression; utterance; release: to give vent to one's emotions.
7. Obsolete. the act or fact of venting; emission or discharge.
–verb (used with object)
8. to give free play or expression to (an emotion, passion, etc.): to vent rage.
9. to give public utterance to: to vent one's opinions.
10. to relieve by giving expression to something: He vented his disappointment by criticizing his successor.
11. to release or discharge (liquid, smoke, etc.).
12. to furnish or provide with a vent or vents.
–verb (used without object)
13. to be relieved of pressure or discharged by means of a vent.
14. (of an otter or other animal) to rise to the surface of the water to breathe.
Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) ME venten to furnish (a vessel) with a vent, by aphesis < OF esventer (es- ex- + -venter, v. deriv. of vent < L ventus wind 1 ), in later use deriv. of the E n.; (n.) partly < F vent (< L ventus), partly by aphesis < F évent (OF esvent, deriv. of esventer), partly deriv. of the E v.

Related forms:
ventless, adjective
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vent

2  [vent] ,
–noun
a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME vente; r. ME fente < MF, deriv. of fendre to slit < L findere to split
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vent 1   (věnt)   
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

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

    2. 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.


[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.
Synonyms: 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.
vent 2   (věnt)   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

vent  (v.)
1398, "emit from a confined space," probably aphetic of O.Fr. eventer "let out, expose to air," from V.L. *exventare, from L. ex- "out" + ventus "wind" (see wind (n.)). Sense of "express freely" first recorded 1596. The noun meaning "hole, opening, outlet" is first recorded 1570. Meaning "action of venting" is recorded from 1558. Sense of "divulge, publish" (1596) is behind phrase vent one's spleen (see spleen).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vent
Pronunciation: 'vent
Function: noun
: an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure; especially : the external opening of the rectum or cloaca : ANUS
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Medical Dictionary

vent (věnt)
n.
An opening into a cavity or canal, especially one through which contents are discharged.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

vent

In addition to the idiom beginning with vent, also see give vent to.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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