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vent
I. \ˈvent\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English venten, probably from Middle French eventer, esventer, from e-, es-, out, forth (from Latin ex- ex- (I)) + venter to blow, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin ventare to blow, be windy, from Latin ventus wind — more at wind
transitive verb
1. : to provide with an opening for the discharge of gases or the relief of pressure
< vent a plumbing system >
: equip with a vent or venting
2.
a. : to serve as a vent for
< tall chimneys vented the smoke >
b.
(1) : to cause to flow or drain away : cast out : expel
< venting off the excess fluid through a series of conduits >
(2) archaic : to eject from the body : evacuate
c.
(1) : to give expression to : release by expressing : loose
< vented his fury on the hapless dog >
(2) : to give utterance to : make public
< venting his grievance before them all >
3. : to relieve by venting
< some could vent themselves in grief >
< a valve to vent the pressure in the boiler >
intransitive verb
1. : to issue forth by or as if by a vent : go away or out through a vent
2. : to come to the surface to breathe — used especially of an otter
3.
a. : to have a vent (as for the escape of gases)
< an old-fashioned toilet venting through the chimney >
b. chiefly Scotland : to have draft : draw
< the chimney vents well >
Synonyms: see emit, express
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English vente, alteration (probably influenced by Middle French vent wind, from Latin ventus) of fente, fent, from Middle French fente slit, fissure, from fendre to split, from Latin findere — more at bite
: a slit in a garment; specifically : an opening in the lower part of a seam (as of a jacket, coat, skirt, or sleeve)
III. verb
Etymology: Middle English venten, from Middle French vente sale — more at vent V
archaic : vend, sell
IV. noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: partly from vent (I) & partly from Middle French event, esvent opening, vent, from eventer, esventer to blow out, vent — more at vent I
1. obsolete : the act or fact of emitting something (as words)
2.
a. : an opportunity or way of escape or passage : outlet
< the gases found vent through fissures in the rock >
< his writing gives vent to his unused talents >
b. : an opening or hole for the escape or passage of something (as of a gas or liquid) or for the relief of pressure within something (as a boiler)
< the vent of a cask >
< a hot-water system with a relief tank as vent >
as
(1) : the external opening of the rectum or cloaca : anus — used especially of a nonmammalian vertebrate (as a fish or bird)
(2) : pipe 3b(3), fumarole
(3) : an opening at the breech of a gun through which fire is communicated to the powder (as a hole from the top of the breech to the chamber of a muzzle-loading gun or a hole in the axis of the breechlock of a breech-loading gun)
(4) chiefly Scotland : chimney, flue
(5) : an opening (as in a room or building) for ventilation especially when not such as would ordinarily be classed as a window or door
< a poultry house with adjustable vents under the eaves >
3. : the coming of an otter to the surface of the water in order to breathe
V. \ˈvent\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French vente, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin vendita, from feminine of Latin venditus, past participle of vendere to sell — more at vend
archaic : sale: as
a. : the act of selling
b. : opportunity to sell : market
VI. noun
or vent brand \“\
(-s)
Etymology: Spanish venta sale, inn, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin vendita sale
West : a brand indicating the sale of the animal branded that sometimes takes the form of a special mark but is commonly a bar across the seller's brand
VII. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
West : to cancel (a brand) by a vent
VIII. abbreviation
ventilate; ventilating; ventilation; ventilator |