vent

/ˈvent/

Middle English venten "to provide with an air hole," in part verbal derivative of vent "anus, outlet, ," in part short for aventen "to cool (oneself, as by removing a helmet), release, let air out of," borrowed from Anglo-French aventer "to allow to escape, release, fan," probably altered by vowel reduction from Old French esventer "to fan, cool by stirring the air," going back to Vulgar Latin *exventāre, from Latin ex- + -ventāre, verbal derivative of ventus "wind"

verb

  1. to provide with a vent

  2. to serve as a vent for

  3. discharge, expel

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.

noun

  1. an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure: such as

  2. the external opening of the rectum or cloaca : anus

  3. pipe, fumarole

noun

  1. a slit in a garment; specifically : an opening in the lower part of a seam (as of a jacket or skirt)