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An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
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An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould
According to geologists who work in the area, the vents at Castello Aragonese have been spewing carbon dioxide for at least several hundred years, maybe longer.
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A small aperture.
Look, how thy wounds do bleed at many vents.
There, at one Paſſage, oft you might ſurvey / A Lye and Truth contending for the vvay; / And long 'tvvas doubtful, both ſo cloſely pent, / VVhich firſt ſhould iſſue thro the narrovv Vent: […]
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An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.
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A rant; a long session of expressing verbal frustration.
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The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates; cloaca.
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A slit in the seam of a garment.
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The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge.
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In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
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Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
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Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
without the vent of words
Thou didst make tolerable vent of thy travel.
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obsolèteDischarge, efflux
Whenever, in cases of the morbus mucosus, the vent of urine is impeded, or if the urine itself is morbid in quality, the result […] is that there is a sense of heat and pain in the medulla spinalis, which is opposite to the kidneys.
she had two more teeth out, with vent of pus from bicuspid
Étymologie
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.
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To allow gases to escape.
The stove vents to the outside.
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To allow gases to escape from (a sealed space, container, etc.).
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To allow to escape through a vent.
Exhaust is vented to the outside.
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To express a strong emotion.
He vents his anger violently.
Can we talk? I need to vent.
He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family.
But the demonstrators remained defiant, pouring into the streets by the thousands and venting their anger over political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the World Cup and the Olympics.
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To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Seest, howe brag yond Bullocke beares, So smirke, so smoothe, his pricked eares?[…] See howe he venteth into the wynd.
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To determine the sex of (a chick) by opening up the anal vent or cloaca.
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Of an otter: to emerge from the water to breathe in air.
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argotTo use a vent in the video game Among Us.
We suspect they’ve vented to medbay and are intending to use some kind of surgical tools to ‘upgrade’ the original Among Us with a bunch of cool new features and levels, instead of starting over from scratch with the sequel.
“Among Us” has become ingrained into Generation Z’s culture in such a way that phrases such as “yellow is sus,” “purple vented” or “skip vote” are part of our daily vernacular.
When you’re venting as an impostor, you’ll be able to peer through the grille to see who’s passing by.
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Ventriloquism.
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Clipping of ventriloquism.
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To sell; to vend.
Therefore did those nations […]vent such spice.
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From French vente, from Latin vendere (“to sell”).
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obsolèteA baiting place; an inn.
Étymologie
From Spanish venta (“a poor inn, sale, market”).
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Variante de ventilationClipping of ventilation or ventilator.
I have adjusted the vent settings.
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Clipping.
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To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.
Formes
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- vented
- participe passé
- vented
- participe présent
- venting
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
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vent · An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
Vent · A surname from Dutch.ventilation · The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.ventilator · A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or…