| Vent (vent) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Vent |
| [F. vente, fr. L.
vendere, -itum, to sell; perh. confused with E. vent
an opening. See Vend.] |
Sale; opportunity to sell;
market.
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To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to
snort.
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| Vent (vent) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Vent |
| [OE. fent, fente,
a slit, F. fente a slit, cleft, fissure, from fendre to
split, L. findere; but probably confused with F. vent wind,
L. ventus. See Fissure, and cf. Vent to snuff.] |
A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any
fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold;
a volcanic vent.
The anal opening of certain
invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles,
birds, amphibians, and many fishes.
Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from
confinement or privacy; outlet.
Emission; escape; passage to notice or
expression; publication; utterance.
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To let out at a vent, or small aperture] to give
passage or outlet to.
To suffer to escape from confinement; to let
out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or
complaint.
To utter; to report; to publish.
To scent, as a hound.
To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as,
to vent. a mold.
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