vent

7 definitions • 9 examples

a small opening that allows air, smoke, or gas to enter or leave a closed space:

If you have a gas fire in a room, you should have some kind of outside vent.

a cut in the bottom of a piece of clothing to allow the person wearing it to move more easily:

The skirt is long and straight with two side vents.

to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way:

The meeting will be an opportunity for everyone to give vent to their feelings.

to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way:

vent your frustration/anger/rage/spleen on someone Please don't shout - there's no need to vent your frustration/anger/rage/spleen on me.

I didn't mean to upset anyone, I just needed to vent.

to cause or allow air, smoke, or gas to enter or leave a closed space, or to provide a way of doing this:

The dryer should be vented to the outside using a metal duct.

Smoke from the grill was not being vented properly.

an opening that allows air, smoke, or gas to escape or enter an enclosed space:

The residents of the basement apartment ran outside after smelling smoke coming through a vent.

to express a negative emotion forcefully:

Walking relieves a lot of tension and it’s a good way to vent frustration.