English dictionary
vent
nounPronunciation
/vɛnt/
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Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- 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.
verb
- To allow gases to escape.
- To allow to escape through a vent.
- To express a strong emotion.
- To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
noun
- Ventriloquism.
noun
- Sale; opportunity to sell; market
verb
- To sell; to vend.
noun
- A baiting place; an inn.
noun
- Ventilation or ventilator.
verb
- To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.
Example sentences
the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould
The stove vents to the outside.
Exhaust is vented to the outside.
Can we talk? I need to vent.
I have adjusted the vent settings.