vent
Cross references:
1. express
1. vent \'vent\ vt [ME venten, prob. fr. MF esventer to expose to the air,
fr. es-)X ex- (fr. L ex-) + vent wind, fr. L ventus - more at WIND 1: to
provide with a vent 2a: to serve as a vent for {chimneys ~ smoke} 2b:
DISCHARGE, EXPEL 2c: to give expression to 3: to relieve by venting
2. vent n 1: an opportunity or way of escape or passage : OUTLET 2: an
opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressu re :
as 2a: the external opening of the rectum or cloaca : ANUS 2b: PIPE,
FUMAROLE 2c: an opening at the breech of a gun through which fire is
touched to the powder chiefly Scot 2d: CHIMNEY, FLUE
3. vent n [ME vente, alter. of fente, fr. MF, slit, fissure, fr. fendre] to
split, fr. L findere - more at BITE : a slit in a garment; specif : an
opening in the lower part of a seam (as of a jacket or skirt)