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Noun vent has 5 senses
- vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole - a hole for the escape of gas or air
--1 is a kind of hole
--1 is a part of air passage, air duct, airway
--1 has particulars: smoke hole
- vent - external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
--2 is a kind of orifice, opening, porta
- vent, volcano - a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
--3 is a kind of crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
- vent - a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
--4 is a kind of slit
- release, outlet, vent - activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
--5 is a kind of activity
Verb vent has 2 senses
- vent, ventilate, give vent - give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"
--1 is one way to express, show, evince
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- vent, ventilate, air out, air - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
--2 is one way to refresh, freshen
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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