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   Vent

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   noun

   • 1. an opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out of or into a confined space: "remove any debris blocking the vents"
   • ▪ the opening of a volcano, through which lava and other materials are emitted: "pumice fragments pile up to form a conical heap round the vent"
   • ▪ the touch hole of a gun. historical
   • ▪ the anus, especially one in a lower animal such as a fish that serves for both excretion and reproduction.
   • 2. the expression or release of a strong emotion, energy, etc.: "children give vent to their anger in various ways"

   verb

   • 1. give free expression to (a strong emotion): "he had come to vent his rage and despair"
   • 2. provide with an outlet for air, gas, or liquid: "clothes dryers must be vented to the outside"
   • ▪ discharge or expel (air, gas, or liquid) through an outlet: "the plant was isolated and the gas vented"
   • ▪ permit air to enter (a beer cask): "once the beer has been vented, the cask must be sold within three or four days"

   Word Origin late Middle English: partly from French vent ‘wind’, from Latin ventus, reinforced by French évent, from éventer ‘expose to air’, based on Latin ventus ‘wind’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ventless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   How does a water heater vent work?

   • Cleaned air re-circulates through a vent at the top of the purifier. Most people love the idea of having a friend that will patiently listen over a coffee while they vent about life. When older furnaces are replaced with newer sealed combustion units, the water heater vent often becomes "orphaned".

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   What does vent mean in English?

   • : an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure: such as express, vent, utter, voice, broach, air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words.

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   What is a vent used for?

   • A vent is a device used to control the escape of exhaust gases in a process. Vents can be used for discharging gas into the atmosphere under controlled conditions. Vent devices are used to relieve the overpressure from the deflagration. A vent is a device used to control the escape of exhaust gases in a process.

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   What does it mean to vent a rage?

   • When you vent, you let something out, whether it's hot air or your feelings. If you vent your feelings, you let out a strong and sometimes angry emotion and just say what you think. You might vent your rage when your brother once again gets out of doing his chores. You also might vent something to air it out.

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   noun. an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like. an opening at the earth's surface from which volcanic material, as lava, steam, or gas, is emitted. Zoology. the anal or excretory opening of animals, especially of those below mammals, as birds and reptiles.

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