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• vent — 1. noun an air vent Syn: duct, flue, shaft, well, passage, airway; outlet, inlet, opening, aperture, hole, gap, orifice 2. verb the crowd vented their fury on the police Syn: release …   Thesaurus of popular words

• vent — vent1 [vent] n. [ME venten < OFr venter, to blow (or aphetic < OFr esventer, to expose to the air, let out < es , out + venter) < VL * ventare < L ventus,WIND2] 1. Rare the action of escaping or passing out, or the means or… …   English World dictionary

• vent — n. opening for the release of air or gas, aperture; opening in an animal s body for the discharge of waste; means of release or expression (i.e. strong feelings, opinions, etc.); opening in a gun breech from which the charge is ignited v. give… …   English contemporary dictionary

• vent — [n] outlet aperture, avenue, chimney, drain, duct, exit, flue, hole, opening, orifice, pipe, split, spout, ventilator; concepts 440,464 Ant. closure, door vent [v] let out; express air, assert, come out with, declare, discharge, drive out, emit,… …   New thesaurus

• vent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. utter, express; let out, let off, emit, expel, discharge. n. ventilator, opening, airhole, air pipe, outlet, funnel; emission; blowhole; utterance, expression. See egress, disclosure, wind. II… …   English dictionary for students

• vent — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, in part from 2vent, in part short for aventen to release (air), from Anglo French aventer, alteration of Old French esventer to air, from es ex (from Latin ex ) + vent wind, from Latin ventus more at wind Date:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vent — vent1 ventless, adj. /vent/, n. 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. Zool. the anal or… …   Universalium

• Air conditioner — For general aspects of air conditioning, see Air conditioning. A typical home air conditioning unit. An air conditioner (often referred to as AC) is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The… …   Wikipedia

• vent — I [[t]vɛnt[/t]] n. 1) bui an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, fumes, or the like 2) gel an opening at the earth s surface from which volcanic material, as lava or gas, is emitted 3) a means of exit or escape; an outlet, as… …   From formal English to slang

• vent — vent1 noun 1》 an opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out of or into a confined space.     ↘the opening of a volcano, through which lava and other materials are emitted.     ↘chiefly Scottish a flue of a chimney. 2》 (usu. in phr. give… …   English new terms dictionary

• vent — Synonyms and related words: air, air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway, announce, aperture, armhole, articulate, articulation, assert, avenue, blow, blow out, blowhole, blurt out, break, break it to, break the news,… …   Moby Thesaurus