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Synonyms:
exhaust, outlet, duct, airway, flue
An opening such as a window or door that allows the circulation of fresh air in cannabis cultivation.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
vent (verb)transitive verb
1.
to provide with a vent
2.
a) to serve as a vent for - chimneys vent smoke
b) - discharge expel
c) to give often vigorous or emotional expression to - vented her frustration on her coworkers
3.
intransitive verb
to relieve by means of a vent - vented himself in a fiery letter to the editor to relieve oneself by something (as anger) - venting comes home from work and vents to the kids express
1.
an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure as
a) the external opening of the rectum or cloaca - anus
b) (1) - pipe fumarole
(2) - hydrothermal vent
c) an opening at the breech of a muzzle-loading gun through which fire is touched to the powder
d) chiefly Scottish - chimney flue
2.
an opportunity or means of escape, passage, or release - outlet finally gave vent to his pent-up hostility
a slit in a garment , specifically an opening in the lower part of a seam (as of a jacket or skirt)
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
vent (verb)1.
to find emotional release for
SYNONYMS:
loose, release, unleash, ventRELATED WORDS:
act out; air, express, state, ventilate, voiceNEAR ANTONYMS:
control, govern, handle, manage; bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, hold back, pull in, quell, rein (in), restrain, smother, tame; allay, lull, quiet, soothe, still; choke, inhibit, muffle, pocket, repress, stifle, strangle, swallow2.
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
SYNONYMS:
air, expound, give, look, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voiceRELATED WORDS:
advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say; broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish; describe, write, write up; sound off, speak out, speak up; chime in; communicate, convey, put across, put over; offer, submitNEAR ANTONYMS:
censor, restrain, restrict3.
to throw or give off
SYNONYMS:
cast, discharge, emanate, evolve, exhale, expel, expire, give out, irradiate, issue, radiate, release, send (out), shoot, throw out, ventRELATED WORDS:
eliminate, evacuate, excrete, exude, ooze, secrete; eject, erupt, gush, jet, outpour, pour, spew, spout, spray, spurt, squirtNEAR ANTONYMS:
absorb, inhale, soak (up), sponge, suck (up), take upVent (Wiktionary)
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Etymology 1
Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate with French vent and Spanish viento (“wind”) and ventana (“window”). Doublet of wind.
Noun
vent (plural vents)
- An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- A small aperture
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