vent

Let frustrations out

A vent is an opening through which air or a gas can escape or pass.

Your roof may have soffit vents; hydrothermal vents in the earth give off steam.

Intake vents bring air into an apparatus.

To vent air or a gas is to allow it to escape, or provide it a conduit to some other place.

To vent emotions, or for a person to vent generally, is to give expression to some unpleasant emotion in an obvious way.

A vent is an occasion of doing this.

opening

grille

Protective metal grating

  • grateFramework of metal bars
  • louverTilted ventilation blade
  • registerRecord officially; vocal range

duct · shaft · chimney · flue · slot · aperture · hole · outlet · inlet · diffuser

volcanic

fumarole

Volcanic gas vent

magma · lava · geothermal · sulfur · steam · eruption · plume · hydrothermal · geyser · hot spring

airflow

circulation

Movement through a system

airstream · HVAC · blower · fan · filtration · aeration · convection · ducting · extraction · intake

expression

rant

Angry prolonged outburst

share · talk · speak · verbalize · air · voice · express · pour out · let loose · sound off

emotional

frustration

Displeasure from blocked efforts

  • angerIntense hostile emotion
  • rageIntense, violent anger
  • griefIntense sorrow from loss

fury · resentment · feelings · emotions · steam · spleen · grievances · complaints · irritation · anxiety

release

discharge

Release of substance outward

  • emitRelease outward
  • expelRemove forcibly from membership
  • escapeFlight from captivity

let out · blow off · purge · relieve · unleash · decompress · dispel · evacuate · outgas · spew

automotive

dashboard

Vehicle control panel

  • defrosterAppliance that melts ice
  • heaterDevice producing warmth
  • ACElectrical current or cooling

climate control · louver · console · windshield · cabin · blower

submarine

sail

Ship's wind-catching fabric

  • finAquatic propulsion appendage
  • snorkelUnderwater breathing pipe
  • ballastShip stability material

hull · conning tower · periscope · exhaust · diesel · surfacing

Categories
Opposites
emotional expression

ventsuppress

Forcibly put an end to

repress · bottle up · hold in · stifle · contain

physical opening/airflow

ventseal

Authentication stamp or mark

closure · blockage · plug · stopper · cap

release vs. retention

ventcontain

Hold within limits

absorb · inhale · retain · take in · trap

Phrases
Family

event, prevent, invent, invention, inventor, eventually, inventive, intervene, vents

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