- an opening that allows air, gas or liquid to pass out of or into a room, building, container, etc.
- air/heating vents
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air
- air-conditioning
- heating
- …
- close
- open
- block
- …
- through a/the vent
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- (specialist) the opening in the body of a bird, fish, reptile or other small animal, through which waste matter is passed outTopics Fish and shellfishc2, Birdsc2
- a long, thin opening at the bottom of the back or side of a coat or jacket
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 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’. noun sense 3 late Middle English: alteration of dialect fent, from Old French fente ‘slit’, based on Latin findere ‘cleave’.
Idioms
See vent in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee vent in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishgive (full) vent to something
- (formal) to express a feeling, especially anger, strongly
- Children give vent to their anger in various ways.
- She gave full vent to her feelings in a violent outburst.
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