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Antonyms for vent

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : vent
Phonetic Transcription : vɛnt

Definition of vent

Origin :
  • late 14c., "emit from a confined space," probably a shortening of Old French eventer "let out, expose to air," from Vulgar Latin *exventare, from Latin ex- "out" + ventus "wind" (see wind (n.1)). Sense of "express freely" first recorded 1590s. Sense of "divulge, publish" (1590s) is behind phrase vent one's spleen (see spleen). Related: Vented; venting.
  • noun outlet
  • verb let out; express
Example sentences :
  • In the burst of merriment, his pent feelings found their vent.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He suddenly realized the necessity of a vent for his feelings.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • In what form of expression his feelings would have found a vent, it is impossible to say.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • In two or three days put a bottle of brandy to every four gallons, bung it close, but leave the vent peg out a few days.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • It may well be that he must vent the thing that oppressed him or be driven mad by it.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I laughed harshly and aloud, such a laugh as those in Hell may vent.
  • Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
  • "Bid them make an end of that screeching," she snapped to vent some of her fierce petulance.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • These tubes are inserted in the vent holes of the battery which is to be steamed.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • The lower end of tube (e) is held over the vent hole of the cell.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Vent plugs, or caps, close up the filling or vent tubes in the covers.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

Synonyms for vent

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