vent
1
[ vent ]
/ vɛnt /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to be relieved of pressure or discharged by means of a vent.
(of an otter or other animal) to rise to the surface of the water to breathe.
Origin of vent
1
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English
venten to furnish (a vessel) with a vent, by aphesis < Old French
esventer (
es-
ex1 +
-venter, verbal derivative of
vent < Latin
ventus
wind1), in later use derivative of the E noun; (noun) partly < French
vent (< Latin
ventus), partly by aphesis < French
évent (Old French
esvent, derivative of
esventer), partly derivative of the E v.
OTHER WORDS FROM vent
vent·less, adjective un·vent·ed, adjectiveWords nearby vent
Definition for vent (2 of 2)
vent
2
[ vent ]
/ vɛnt /
noun
a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.
Origin of vent
2
1400–50; late Middle English
vente; replacing Middle English
fente < Middle French, derivative of
fendre to slit < Latin
findere to split
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British Dictionary definitions for vent (1 of 2)
vent
1
/ (vɛnt) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of vent
venter, noun ventless, adjectiveWord Origin for vent
C14: from Old French
esventer to blow out, from
ex-
1 +
venter, from Vulgar Latin
ventāre (unattested) to be windy, from Latin
ventus wind
British Dictionary definitions for vent (2 of 2)
vent
2
/ (vɛnt) /
noun
a vertical slit at the back or both sides of a jacket
verb
(tr)
to make a vent or vents in (a jacket)
Word Origin for vent
C15: from Old French
fente slit, from
fendre to split, from Latin
findere to cleave
Medical definitions for vent
vent
[ vĕnt ]
n.
An opening into a cavity or canal, especially one through which contents are discharged.
Scientific definitions for vent
vent
[ vĕnt ]
An opening, and the conduit leading to it, in the side or at the top of a volcano, permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.
- The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Also called cloaca
- See cloaca.
Idioms and Phrases with vent
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