Definitions for Vent

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Vent vent

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IPA: /vɛnt/

Vent is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in Vent (entv).

Definitions for Vent

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, especially 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:
7. Obsolete. the act or fact of venting; emission or discharge.
8. a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.

verb (used with object)

1. to give free play or expression to (an emotion, passion, etc.):
2. to give public utterance to:
3. to relieve by giving expression to something:
4. to release or discharge (liquid, smoke, etc.).
5. to furnish or provide with a vent or vents.

verb (used without object)

1. to be relieved of pressure or discharged by means of a vent.
2. (of an otter or other animal) to rise to the surface of the water to breathe.

Origin of Vent

1350-1400; (v.) Middle English venten to furnish (a vessel) with a vent, by aphesis Old French esventer (es- ex¹ + -venter, verbal derivative of vent Latin v

Examples for Vent

In the midst of riots in Ferguson, Missouri, some residents took to secret-sharing app Whisper to vent.

Brown, meanwhile, took to Twitter to vent his frustration over the incident: And trouble seems to follow Knight wherever he goes.

In the burst of merriment, his pent feelings found their vent.

But now everything was a good pretext to vent the rebellious mood.

British model takes to Twitter to vent frustrations with aggressive photographers.

In two or three days put a bottle of brandy to every four gallons, bung it close, but leave the vent peg out a few days.

It may well be that he must vent the thing that oppressed him or be driven mad by it.

In what form of expression his feelings would have found a vent, it is impossible to say.

Droves of attendees streamed inside to vent their emotions over the course of several days.

He suddenly realized the necessity of a vent for his feelings.