vent

1. (intransitive) To allow gases to escape.Examples: "The stove vents to the outside."intransitive

2. (transitive) To allow gases to escape from (a sealed space, container, etc.).Examples: "In the engine room, the changing angle dropped the melted core to the deck. The hot mass attacked the steel deck first, burning through that, then the titanium of the hull. Five seconds later the engine room was vented to the sea. The Politovskiy's largest compartment filled rapidly with water. This destroyed what little reserve buoyancy the ship had, and the acute down-angle returned. The Alfa began her last dive."transitive

3. (transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.Examples: "Exhaust is vented to the outside."transitive

4. (transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.Examples: "He vents his anger violently."; "Can we talk? I need to vent."; "He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family."intransitivetransitive

5. (transitive) To determine the sex of (a chick) by opening up the anal vent or cloaca.transitive

6. (intransitive, video games, slang) To use a vent in the video game Among Us. [with to ‘to go (somewhere)’]Examples: "We suspect they’ve vented to medbay and are intending to use some kind of surgical tools to ‘upgrade’ the original Among Us with a bunch of cool new features and levels, instead of starting over from scratch with the sequel."; "“Among Us” has become ingrained into Generation Z’s culture in such a way that phrases such as “yellow is sus,” “purple vented” or “skip vote” are part of our daily vernacular."; "When you’re venting as an impostor, you’ll be able to peer through the grille to see who’s passing by."intransitiveslang