to vent

Examples

• All

• Also there's a fan that vents which is always a good thing in bathrooms in small spaces.

• So these two fans on the bottom here vent air up here.

  Linus Tech Tips

• You can also use the app to vent your windows.

• We stopped all oxygen venting in the station.

  Life (2017)

• The system is no longer venting oxygen.

  Independents' Day (2017)

• They vent out to the roof.

  12 Rounds (2009)

• The ship is venting air into space, creating a virtual vacuum inside the ship!

  Fiction book (1994)

• It's a filtration system vented to the outside.

  Impact Earth (2015)

• There's a sealed construction hatch that will let you vent the weapon into space.

  Star Trek Beyond (2016)

• Skipper, we're still venting trace gasses.

  Event Horizon (1997)

Synonyms

A

to air

vsto vent

20 1.0

To put something in fresh air to dry

focuses on cooling or freshening rather than mainly drying

V

to ventilate

vsto vent

12 4.4

To let fresh air into a room so it is not stuffy

applies also to small objects, focusing on cooling and refreshing them

A

to air out

vsto vent

8 3.0

Open something so wind from outside moves through it to remove bad smells or moisture

is used to cool or refresh by exposure rather than only drying

A

to aerate

vsto vent

5 4.5

To put air into something, for example soil or liquid

means exposing to cool or freshen, not adding oxygen or aeration

F

to freshen the air

vsto vent

3.4

Make the air in a room smell cleaner or nicer

stresses smell improvement rather than cooling or lowering temperature

Antonyms

T

trap

752 2.0

A thing that catches and holds animals or tricks people

E

to enclose

84 3.7

Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence

Phrasal Verbs

V

to vent frustration

4 4.6

Show strong anger or upset feelings by talking loudly

G

to give vent

1 6.5

To express strong feelings such as anger or sadness

Compounds

V

vol-au-vent

1 9.6

A small hollow case of puff pastry filled with meat or creamy sauce

V

vent-hole

6.5

A small hole that lets gas or air escape

How Fresh

to ventilate

12 4.4

to vent

26 3.8

to air out

8 3.0

to aerate

5 4.5

to air

20 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology