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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
vent1 /vɛnt/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Building[countable] an opening, as in a wall, that serves as an outlet for air, fumes, or the like.
  2. expression;
    utterance;
    release:[uncountable]giving vent to one's emotions.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to give free play or expression to (an emotion):venting frustration.
  2. Buildingto release or give off (liquid, smoke, etc.):to vent smoke from the kitchen.

vent2 /vɛnt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
vent1 (vent),USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. Buildingan opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
  2. Geologyan opening at the earth's surface from which volcanic material, as lava, steam, or gas, is emitted.
  3. [Zool.]the anal or excretory opening of animals, esp. 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:to give vent to one's emotions.
  7. [Obs.]the act or fact of venting;
    emission or discharge.

v.t. 
  1. to give free play or expression to (an emotion, passion, etc.):to vent rage.
  2. to give public utterance to:to vent one's opinions.
  3. to relieve by giving expression to something:He vented his disappointment by criticizing his successor.
  4. Buildingto release or discharge (liquid, smoke, etc.).
  5. Buildingto furnish or provide with a vent or vents.

v.i. 
  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.
  • French évent (Old French esvent, derivative of esventer), partly derivative of the English verb, verbal
  • Latin ventus), partly by aphesis
  • French vent (
  • Latin ventus wind1), in later use derivative of the English noun, nominal; (noun, nominal) partly
  • Old French esventer (es- ex- + -venter, verb, verbal derivative of vent
  • (verb, verbal) Middle English venten to furnish (a vessel) with a vent, by aphesis 1350–1400
vent′less, adj. 

vent2 (vent),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.
  • Latin findere to split
  • Middle French, derivative of fendre to slit
  • 1400–50; late Middle English vente; replacing Middle English fente

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vent / vɛnt/
  1. a small opening for the passage or escape of fumes, liquids, etc
  2. the shaft of a volcano or an aperture in the earth's crust through which lava and gases erupt
  3. the external opening of the urinary or genital systems of lower vertebrates
  4. a small aperture at the breech of old guns through which the charge was ignited
  5. an exit, escape, or passage
  6. give vent to ⇒ to release (an emotion, passion, idea, etc) in an utterance or outburst
 (mainly tr)
  1. to release or give expression or utterance to (an emotion, idea, etc): he vents his anger on his family
  2. to provide a vent for or make vents in
  3. to let out (steam, liquid, etc) through a vent
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French esventer to blow out, from ex-1 + venter, from Vulgar Latin ventāre (unattested) to be windy, from Latin ventus wind
vent / vɛnt/
  1. a vertical slit at the back or both sides of a jacket
  1. (transitive) to make a vent or vents in (a jacket)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French fente slit, from fendre to split, from Latin findere to cleave
'vent hole' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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