Vent \Vent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vented; p. pr. & vb. n. Venting.]

1. To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to.

2. To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint.

The queen of heaven did thus her fury vent. --Dryden.

3. To utter; to report; to publish. [Obs.]

By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies. --Milton.

Thou hast framed and vented very curious orations. --Barrow.

4. To scent, as a hound. [Obs.]

--Turbervile.

5. To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a mold.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Vent \Vent\, v. t. To sell; to vend. [Obs.]

Therefore did those nations vent such spice. --Sir W. Raleigh.

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Vent \Vent\, n. [Sp. venta a poor inn, sale, market. See Vent sale.]

A baiting place; an inn. [Obs.]

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Vent \Vent\, v. i. [Cf. F. venter to blow, vent wind (see Ventilate); but prob influenced by E. vent an opening.]

To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort. [Obs.]

--Spenser.

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Vent \Vent\, n. [OE. fent, fente, a slit, F. fente a slit, cleft, fissure, from fendre to split, L. findere; but probably confused with F. vent wind, L. ventus. See Fissure, and cf. Vent to snuff.]

1. A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent.

Look, how thy wounds do bleed at many vents. --Shak.

Long't was doubtful, both so closely pent, Which first should issue from the narrow vent. --Pope.

2. Specifically:
   (a) (Zo["o]l.) The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes.
   (b) (Gun.) The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.
   (c) (Steam Boilers) Sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.

3. Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.

4. Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.

Without the vent of words. --Milton.

Thou didst make tolerable vent of thy travel. --Shak.

To give vent to, to suffer to escape; to let out; to pour forth; as, to give vent to anger.

To take vent, to escape; to be made public. [R.]

Vent feather (Zo["o]l.), one of the anal, or crissal, feathers of a bird.

Vent field (Gun.), a flat raised surface around a vent.

Vent piece. (Gun.)
   (a) A bush. See 4th Bush, n., 2.
   (b) A breech block.

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Vent \Vent\, n. [F. vente, fr. L. vendere, -itum, to sell; perh. confused with E. vent an opening. See Vend.]

Sale; opportunity to sell; market. [Obs.]

--Shelton.

There is no vent for any commodity but of wool. --Sir W. Temple.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)