| clear the air | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. clear the air | dispel differences or negative emotions.; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air" |
| ~ chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
| vent | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. blowhole, vent, vent-hole, venthole | a hole for the escape of gas or air. |
| ~ air duct, air passage, airway | a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines). |
| ~ hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something. |
| ~ smoke hole | a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape. |
| n. (animal) | 2. vent | external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate. |
| ~ orifice, porta, opening | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity.; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" |
| n. (object) | 3. vent, volcano | a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt. |
| ~ crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure | a long narrow opening. |
| ~ eructation, extravasation, eruption | (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed). |
| ~ active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt.; "active volcanos" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. vent | a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket). |
| ~ slit | a long narrow opening. |
| n. (act) | 5. outlet, release, vent | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion.; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| v. (communication) | 6. give vent, vent, ventilate | give expression or utterance to.; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" |
| ~ evince, express, show | give expression to.; "She showed her disappointment" |
| v. (change) | 7. air, air out, vent, ventilate | expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen.; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" |
| ~ freshen, refresh | make (to feel) fresh.; "The cool water refreshed us" |
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