[vent] vt [ME, prob. fr. MF esventer to expose to the air, fr. es- ex- (fr. L ex-) + vent wind, fr. L ventus--more at wind] (14c) 1: to provide with a vent
2. a: to serve as a vent for "chimneys ~ smoke" b: discharge, expel c: to give often vigorous or emotional expression to
3: to relieve by means of a vent syn see express
[2]vent n (1508) 1: an opportunity or means of escape, passage, or release: outlet "finally gave ~ to his pent-up hostility"
2: an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure: as a: the external opening of the rectum or cloaca: anus b: pipe 3c, fumarole c: an opening at the breech of a muzzle-loading gun through which fire is touched to the powder d chiefly Scot: chimney, flue -- vent.less adj [3]vent n [ME vente, alter. of fente, fr. MF, slit, fissure, fr. fendre to split, fr. L findere--more at bite] (15c): a slit in a garment; specif: an opening in the lower part of a seam (as of a jacket or skirt) -- vent.less adj