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Cross references: 1. express
1. vent \'vent\ vt [ME venten, prob. fr. MF esventer to expose to the air, fr. es-)X ex- (fr. L ex-) + vent wind, fr. L ventus - more at WIND
to provide with a vent
to serve as a vent for {chimneys smoke}
DISCHARGE, EXPEL
to give expression to
to relieve by venting
2. vent n
an opportunity or way of escape or passage
OUTLET
an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressu re
as
the external opening of the rectum or cloaca
ANUS
PIPE, FUMAROLE
an opening at the breech of a gun through which fire is touched to the powder chiefly Scot
CHIMNEY, FLUE
3. vent n [ME vente, alter. of fente, fr. MF, slit, fissure, fr. fendre] to split, fr. L findere - more at BITE
a slit in a garment; specif
an opening in the lower part of a seam (as of a jacket or skirt)
