express, vent, utter, voice, broach, air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces.

VENT definition: 1. a small opening that allows air, smoke, or gas to enter or leave a closed space: 2. a cut in…. Learn more.

Mar 30, 2026 · Noun vent (plural vents) A vent (opening) in the wall of a house. An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.

Definition of vent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

origin of vent late Middle English: partly from French vent ‘wind’, from Latin ventus, reinforced by French évent, from éventer ‘expose to air’, based on Latin ventus ‘wind’

from The Century Dictionary. To let out at a vent; make an opening or outlet for; give passage to; emit; let pass. To furnish with a vent; make a vent in. To give utterance, expression, or publicity to; …

vent′less, adj. vent2 (vent), n. Clothing a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.

Vent definition: Forceful expression or release of pent-up thoughts or feelings.

When you vent, you let something out, whether it's hot air or your feelings. If you vent your feelings, you let out a strong and sometimes angry emotion and just say what you think.

A vent is a hole in something through which air can come in and smoke, gas, or smells can go out. Quite a lot of steam escaped from the vent at the front of the machine.