vent
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[edit] Etymology 1
Partly from French vent (from Latin), and party from French éventer.
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vent (plural vents)
- An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- The opening of a volcano from which lava flows.
- A verbalized frustration.
- The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.
- A slit in the seam of a garment.
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an opening through which gases, especially air, can pass
the opening of a volcano from which lava flows
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a verbalized frustration
a slit in the seam of a garment
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to vent (third-person singular simple present vents, present participle venting, simple past and past participle vented)
- (intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
- The stove vents to the outside.
- (transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.
- Exhaust is vented to the outside.
- (transitive, intransitive) To express.
- He vents his anger violently.
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to allow to escape through a vent
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to express
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[edit] Etymology 2
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vent m.
- wind (movement of air).
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vent m. (plural venten, diminutive ventje)
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vent
- The imperative of venten.
- The singular present tense of venten.
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vent m. (plural vents)
- Atmospheric wind.
- (euphemism) A flatulence.
- (uncountable) Empty words.
- Toute ses promesses, c'est du vent. — Those are empty promises.
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- (flatulence): pet (neutral)
- (empty words): paroles en l'air
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vent
- Neuter of ven
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vent
- Imperative of vente
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