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- [vent]
- /vɛnt/
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- [vent]
- /vɛnt/
Definitions of vent word
- noun vent a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam. 1
- verb with object vent to give free play or expression to (an emotion, passion, etc.): to vent rage. 1
- verb with object vent to give public utterance to: to vent one's opinions. 1
- verb with object vent to relieve by giving expression to something: He vented his disappointment by criticizing his successor. 1
- verb with object vent to release or discharge (liquid, smoke, etc.). 1
- verb with object vent to furnish or provide with a vent or vents. 1
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Origin of vent
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (v.) Middle English venten to furnish (a vessel) with a vent, by aphesis < Old French esventer (es- ex1 + -venter, verbal derivative of vent < Latin ventus wind1), in later use derivative of the E noun; (noun) partly < French vent (< Latin ventus), partly by aphesis < French évent (Old French esvent, derivative of esventer), partly derivative of the E v.
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Parts of speech for Vent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vent
noun vent
- aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- chimney — A chimney is a pipe through which smoke goes up into the air, usually through the roof of a building.
- chimney pot — A chimney pot is a short pipe which is fixed on top of a chimney.
- chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
- coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
verb vent
- belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
- birthed — an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
- blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
- bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.
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