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.
Therefore did those nations vent such spice. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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.
There is no vent for any commodity but of wool. --Sir
W. Temple.