English words for 'To vent inadequately.'
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noun
- the act of venting
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
verb
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
verb
- To provide with a vent.
- To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
- To expose something to public examination or discussion.
- (slang) To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.
- (intransitive, medicine) To breathe.
- To circulate air through a building, etc.
- To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
- (transitive, medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to (a patient).
- give expression or utterance to
- circulate through and freshen
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
- furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
- expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
verb
adj
noun
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
- A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
- (countable) A rest or pause.
- (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
- (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
- an indirect suggestion
- a slight movement of the air
- a short respite
- the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To give vent to; to dissipate.
- (ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
- (intransitive, figurative) To disappear; to escape or pass off without effect.
- (transitive) To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to disappear or to escape or pass off without effect.
- cause to change into a vapor
- lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
- change into a vapor
- become less intense and fade away gradually
adj
- Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
- Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
- Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.
- Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
- (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
- affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
- lacking fresh air
noun
noun
- An opening for outward discharge; a vent.
- A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject.
- A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
- a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
verb
verb
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- keep from departing
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
noun
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
verb
- (transitive) To vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.
- (transitive, slang) To perform oral sex on (someone); to give a blowjob to or suck off (someone).
- (intransitive, slang, UK, Australia) Synonym of fart.
- (transitive) To reject or shut down someone's sexual advances or other offers (e.g. a job offer).
- To force to leave a course.
- (transitive) To forcibly disconnect something by use of a firearm or explosive device.
- (idiomatic) To shirk or disregard (a duty or person).
- (transitive) To abandon (someone) as the last stage of a scam.
- (intransitive) To let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose.
- (transitive, slang) To use up or spend (something).
- (transitive, literally) To remove something by blowing on it.
- (transitive, slang) To cause (a body part etc.) to detach by shooting it with a firearm.
- come off due to an explosion or other strong force
adj
- Breathing out or giving off vapour.
- Of a place: filled with vapour; foggy, misty.
- Feeling melancholy; experiencing the vapors.
- Of a thing: covered or hidden by vapour, fog, or mist.
- Of clothes or fabric: thin and translucent; filmy, gauzy.
- Lacking depth or substance; insubstantial, thoughtless, vague.
- Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
- resembling or characteristic of vapor
- filled with vapor
- so thin as to transmit light
verb
- (transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.
- (transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.
- To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
- To sell; to vend.
- (intransitive, video games, slang) To use a vent in the video game Among Us. [with to ‘to go (somewhere)’]
- (intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
- (transitive) To allow gases to escape from (a sealed space, container, etc.).
- (medicine, colloquial) To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.
- (transitive) To determine the sex of (a chick) by opening up the anal vent or cloaca.
- give expression or utterance to
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
noun
- Ventriloquism.
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of ventilation or ventilator.
- The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates; cloaca.
- The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge.
- Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
- In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
- A slit in the seam of a garment.
- A small aperture.
- A rant; a long session of expressing verbal frustration.
- An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.
- An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
- external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
- a hole for the escape of gas or air
- a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
verb
noun
- breathing with a husky or whistling sound
- (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick
- An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
- (British, Ireland, informal) An ulterior scheme or plan.
- A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
- (slang) Something very humorous or laughable.
- A sound that resembles a human wheezing.
adj
- Diluted or having too much water.
- (of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
- Resembling or characteristic of water.
- Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
- Weak and insipid.
- Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
- Containing many bodies of water.
- Tearful.
- overly diluted; thin and insipid
- wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
- filled with water
- relating to or resembling or consisting of water
adj
verb
- allow to regain its breath
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
noun
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- A strong wind.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
adj
intj
adj
noun
- the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
- characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
- close or warm friendship
- the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
- extreme stinginess
- a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
- The state of being friends
- (mathematics) The shortest path between two vertices in a graph
- The state of being close (all senses)
- The state of being mean or stingy
- The state of being secretive
noun
- the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
- state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat
- dull and pompous gravity
- (countable, rare) The result or product of being stuffy.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being angry and obstinate.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close.
noun
- the act of venting
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
verb
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
noun
- An opening for outward discharge; a vent.
- A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject.
- A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
- a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
verb
verb
- (transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.
- (transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.
- To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
- To sell; to vend.
- (intransitive, video games, slang) To use a vent in the video game Among Us. [with to ‘to go (somewhere)’]
- (intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
- (transitive) To allow gases to escape from (a sealed space, container, etc.).
- (medicine, colloquial) To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.
- (transitive) To determine the sex of (a chick) by opening up the anal vent or cloaca.
- give expression or utterance to
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
noun
- Ventriloquism.
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of ventilation or ventilator.
- The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates; cloaca.
- The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge.
- Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
- In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
- A slit in the seam of a garment.
- A small aperture.
- A rant; a long session of expressing verbal frustration.
- An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.
- An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
- external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
- a hole for the escape of gas or air
- a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
noun
- the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
- characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
- close or warm friendship
- the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
- extreme stinginess
- a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
- The state of being friends
- (mathematics) The shortest path between two vertices in a graph
- The state of being close (all senses)
- The state of being mean or stingy
- The state of being secretive
noun
- the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
- state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat
- dull and pompous gravity
- (countable, rare) The result or product of being stuffy.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being angry and obstinate.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close.
verb
- To provide with a vent.
- To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
- To expose something to public examination or discussion.
- (slang) To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.
- (intransitive, medicine) To breathe.
- To circulate air through a building, etc.
- To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
- (transitive, medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to (a patient).
- give expression or utterance to
- circulate through and freshen
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
- furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
- expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
verb
adj
noun
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
- A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
- (countable) A rest or pause.
- (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
- (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
- an indirect suggestion
- a slight movement of the air
- a short respite
- the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To give vent to; to dissipate.
- (ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
- (intransitive, figurative) To disappear; to escape or pass off without effect.
- (transitive) To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to disappear or to escape or pass off without effect.
- cause to change into a vapor
- lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
- change into a vapor
- become less intense and fade away gradually
verb
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- keep from departing
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
noun
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
verb
- (transitive) To vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.
- (transitive, slang) To perform oral sex on (someone); to give a blowjob to or suck off (someone).
- (intransitive, slang, UK, Australia) Synonym of fart.
- (transitive) To reject or shut down someone's sexual advances or other offers (e.g. a job offer).
- To force to leave a course.
- (transitive) To forcibly disconnect something by use of a firearm or explosive device.
- (idiomatic) To shirk or disregard (a duty or person).
- (transitive) To abandon (someone) as the last stage of a scam.
- (intransitive) To let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose.
- (transitive, slang) To use up or spend (something).
- (transitive, literally) To remove something by blowing on it.
- (transitive, slang) To cause (a body part etc.) to detach by shooting it with a firearm.
- come off due to an explosion or other strong force
verb
- (transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.
- (transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.
- To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
- To sell; to vend.
- (intransitive, video games, slang) To use a vent in the video game Among Us. [with to ‘to go (somewhere)’]
- (intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
- (transitive) To allow gases to escape from (a sealed space, container, etc.).
- (medicine, colloquial) To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.
- (transitive) To determine the sex of (a chick) by opening up the anal vent or cloaca.
- give expression or utterance to
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
noun
- Ventriloquism.
- (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of ventilation or ventilator.
- The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates; cloaca.
- The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge.
- Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
- In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
- A slit in the seam of a garment.
- A small aperture.
- A rant; a long session of expressing verbal frustration.
- An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.
- An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
- external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
- a hole for the escape of gas or air
- a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
verb
noun
- breathing with a husky or whistling sound
- (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick
- An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
- (British, Ireland, informal) An ulterior scheme or plan.
- A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
- (slang) Something very humorous or laughable.
- A sound that resembles a human wheezing.
verb
- allow to regain its breath
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- cause to move by means of an air current
- cause air to go in, on, or through
- free of obstruction by blowing air through
- spout moist air from the blowhole
- be blowing or storming
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- shape by blowing
- melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
- be inadequate or objectionable
- play or sound a wind instrument
- deposit eggs (of insects)
- burst suddenly
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- sound by having air expelled through a tube
- exhale hard
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- show off
- make a sound as if blown
- spend lavishly or wastefully on
- leave; informal or rude
- cause to be revealed and jeopardized
- (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
- (transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
- (ergative, of a fuse) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
- (transitive, historical, military) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- (intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes considered vulgar) To be very undesirable.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- (transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
- (intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
- (intransitive, slang, informal, African-American Vernacular) To sing.
- (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
- (intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
- (transitive, slang) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
- (transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- (transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
- (transitive, with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- (transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
- (transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- (transitive, figurative) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) To flatulate or defecate.
noun
- an impact (as from a collision)
- a strong current of air
- a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- street names for cocaine
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
- (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
- A strong wind.
- An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Cannabis.
- (nautical) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- (uncountable, Chicago dialectal, slang) Heroin.
- (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
- (uncountable, US, slang) Powder cocaine.
- (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
- (television) Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- (Australia, shearing, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
- A state of flowering; a bloom.
- A damaging occurrence.
adj
intj
adj
- Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
- Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
- Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.
- Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
- (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
- affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
- lacking fresh air
noun
adj
- Breathing out or giving off vapour.
- Of a place: filled with vapour; foggy, misty.
- Feeling melancholy; experiencing the vapors.
- Of a thing: covered or hidden by vapour, fog, or mist.
- Of clothes or fabric: thin and translucent; filmy, gauzy.
- Lacking depth or substance; insubstantial, thoughtless, vague.
- Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
- resembling or characteristic of vapor
- filled with vapor
- so thin as to transmit light
adj
- Diluted or having too much water.
- (of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
- Resembling or characteristic of water.
- Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
- Weak and insipid.
- Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
- Containing many bodies of water.
- Tearful.
- overly diluted; thin and insipid
- wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
- filled with water
- relating to or resembling or consisting of water