vent

1. An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

   the vent of a cask; the vent of a mould

2. A small aperture.
3. The opening of a volcano from which lava flows.
4. A verbalized frustration.
5. The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.
6. A slit in the seam of a garment.
7. The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.
8. In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
9. Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
10. Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.

1. To allow gases to escape.

   The stove vents to the outside.

2. To allow to escape through a vent.

   Exhaust is vented to the outside.

3. To express a strong emotion.

   Can we talk? I need to vent.

4. To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.

noun

Ventriloquism.

noun

Sale; opportunity to sell; market

verb

To sell; to vend.

noun

A baiting place; an inn.

1. Ventilation or ventilator.

   I have adjusted the vent settings.

verb

To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.