"vent" meaning in English

See vent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vɛnt/ Audio: en-us-vent.ogg [US] Forms: vent [singular], vents [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A vent is a hole for air to go through.
    Sense id: simple-vent-en-noun-ltS4t-R~

Verb

IPA: /vɛnt/ Audio: en-us-vent.ogg [US] Forms: vent [canonical], vents [third-person, singular], vented [past], vented [past, participle], venting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you vent a place, you move old air out and let new air in.
    Sense id: simple-vent-en-verb-8r-QZtoc
  2. If you vent, you let your emotions out by showing them.
    Sense id: simple-vent-en-verb-mr4lcLMr Categories (other): Colloquial, Verbs
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