Meaning

13 senses
  1. An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

    the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould

    Luftloch, Öffnung

    вентиляцио́нное отве́рстиеventiljaciónnoje otvérstije, выходно́е отве́рстиеvyxodnóje otvérstije, отду́шинаotdúšina

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

  2. A small aperture.

  3. An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.

    Ausbruchkanal

    же́рло вулка́наžérlo vulkána

  4. A rant; a long session of expressing verbal frustration.

    излива́ниеizlivánije, выраже́ниеvyražénije, вы́ходvýxod

  5. The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates; cloaca.

    ана́льное отве́рстиеanálʹnoje otvérstije

    external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate

  6. A slit in the seam of a garment.

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

  7. The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge.

  8. In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.

  9. Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.

  10. Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.

  11. Ventriloquism.

  12. (obsolete, rare)Discharge, efflux

Examples

76 sentences
  1. I needed to vent.

    Мені потрібно було виговоритися.

    ruМне нужно было выговориться.

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  2. Tom was just venting his frustrations.

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  3. I need to vent my anger.

    ruМне нужно выпустить пар.

    deIch muss meinem Ärger Luft machen.

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  4. I was just venting my anger.

    deIch verschaffte nur meinem Ärger Luft.

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  5. Tom held his hands in front of the vent.

    ruТом держал руки перед вентиляционным отверстием.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass:
an opening in a volcano from which lava flows:
a verbalized frustration:
the excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass:
an opening in a volcano from which lava flows:

Origin

Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate

Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate with French vent and Spanish viento (“wind”) and ventana (“window”). Doublet of wind.

Clipping of ventriloquism.

From Spanish venta (“a poor inn, sale, market”).

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Forms

plural: vents
Singularvent
Pluralvents

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a hole for the escape of gas or air:ventholevent-holeblowhole
  • a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt:volcano
  • activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion:releaseoutlet

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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