Definitions for vent
vɛntvent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowholenoun

   a hole for the escape of gas or air

2. ventnoun

   external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate

3. vent, volcanonoun

   a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

4. ventnoun

   a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)

5. release, outlet, ventverb

   activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

   "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"

6. vent, ventilate, give ventverb

   give expression or utterance to

   "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

7. vent, ventilate, air out, airverb

   expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

   "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ventnoun

   Ventriloquism.

2. Etymology: Partly from vent, from ventus and party from éventer.

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1. vent

   A vent is an opening or outlet designed to allow the passage of air, gas, or liquid. This can refer to various structures, devices, or environments such as air vents in a building, volcanic vents, or vents in organisms for respiratory processes. Additionally, it can also refer to the act of expressing emotion or releasing stress, often in a verbal or demonstrative manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ventnoun

   sale; opportunity to sell; market

2. Ventverb

   to sell; to vend

3. Ventnoun

   a baiting place; an inn

4. Ventverb

   to snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort

5. Ventnoun

   a small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent

6. Ventnoun

   the anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes

7. Ventnoun

   the opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole

8. Ventnoun

   sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet

9. Ventnoun

   fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet

10. Ventnoun

    emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance

11. Ventverb

    to let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to

12. Ventverb

    to suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint

13. Ventverb

    to utter; to report; to publish

14. Ventverb

    to scent, as a hound

15. Ventverb

    to furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a mold

16. Etymology: [Sp. venta a poor inn, sale, market. See Vent sale.]

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1. Vent

   Vent is a second studio album by the German metalcore band Caliban. It is the only Caliban album to feature clean vocals by Andreas Dorner.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vent

   vent, n. a small opening to let air, &c., escape: the flue of a chimney: the opening in the top of a barrel allowing air to pass in as the liquid is drawn out: a gimlet used to extract a little liquid from a barrel for sampling purposes: discharge: escape: passage into notice: publication, utterance, voice: the anus of birds and fishes: (mil.) the opening at the breech of a firearm through which fire is conveyed to the charge, the touch-hole.—v.t. to give a vent or opening to: to let out, as at a vent: to allow to escape: to publish: to pour forth.—ns. Vent′āge (Shak.), a vent, a small hole; Ven′tail (Spens.), same as Aventail; Vent′-bush′ing, -piece, a copper cylinder inserted through the walls of a cannon over the seat of the charge and preventing the escaping gases from injuring the metal near the vent; Vent′er, one who vents or publishes.—adj. Ventic′ūlar.—ns. Vent′-peg, -plug, a plug for stopping the vent of a barrel; Vent′-pipe, an escape-pipe.—Give vent to, to allow to escape or break out. [Altered form of fent, M. E. fente—O. Fr. fente, a slit.]

2. Vent

   vent, n. scent: (hunting) the act of taking breath.—v.i. to sniff, snort: to take breath: (Scot.) of a chimney, to draw.—Vent up (Spens.), to lift so as to give air. [O. Fr.,—L. ventus, wind.]

3. Vent

   vent, n. the act of selling, sale: market. [O. Fr. vente—Low L. vendita, a sale—L. vendĕre, -dĭtum, to sell.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vent

   In artillery, the small aperture near the breech by which the fire of the priming is communicated to the charge.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vent

   In gunnery, is the aperture through which fire is communicated to the charge. It should be as small as the use of the priming-wire and tube will allow. See Ordnance, Construction of, Interior Form of Cannon.

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1. vent

   Song lyrics by vent -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by vent on the Lyrics.com website.

2. VENT

   What does VENT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the VENT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VENT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vent is ranked #40204 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Vent surname appeared 545 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vent.
   
   84% or 458 total occurrences were White.
   8.6% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.3% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
   0.9% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Express
   • Fissure
   • Orifice
   • Slit

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How to pronounce vent?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say vent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of vent in a Sentence

1. Sean Mayers:

   An anonymous note with a sarcastic message is the least mean way to vent your frustration with a neighbor.

2. Democratic President Barack Obama:

   Early on, often times, voters want to just vent and vote their passions.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer swing and play to the confined powers.

4. Antony Blinken:

   We support the right of people everywhere, whether it's in China, whether it's Iran, whether it's anyplace else, to protest peacefully, to make known their views, to vent their frustrations, and as that's repressed in one way or another in any given country, we speak out against it. We stand up against it and we take action against it.

5. Jen Klein:

   It's just nice to know other families in your community know what you're going through, there is always someone you can call and ask for advice or quite honestly vent about the challenges and struggles that go along with our journey ... but most of all share stories of milestones and achievements.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vent
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vent
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=vent
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=vent
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=vent
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=vent