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Vent vs. Rift — What's the Difference?

Vent vs. Rift — What's the Difference?

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Vent

Forceful expression or release of pent-up thoughts or feelings
Give vent to one's anger.

Rift

In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression, called a graben, or more commonly a half-graben with normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake.

Vent

An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.

Rift

A crack, split, or break in something
The wind had torn open a rift in the clouds

Vent

The small hole at the breech of a gun through which the charge is ignited.
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Rift

A serious break in friendly relations
The rift between the two branches of the legal profession

Vent

(Zoology) The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

Rift

Form fissures or breaks, especially through large-scale faulting; move apart
A fragment of continental crust which rifted away from eastern Australia

Vent

The opening of a volcano in the earth's crust.

Rift

A fissure, crack, or opening, as in rock.

Vent

An opening on the ocean floor that emits hot water and dissolved minerals.

Rift

A break in friendly relations
A rift between siblings.

Vent

A slit in a garment, as in the back seam of a jacket.

Rift

(Geology) An area where the lithosphere is thinning, typically associated with large faults and grabens.

Vent

To express (one's thoughts or feelings, for example), especially forcefully.

Rift

A shallow area in a waterway.

Vent

To release or discharge (steam, for example) through an opening.

Rift

The backwash of a wave that has broken upon a beach.

Vent

To provide with a vent.

Rift

To split open; break.

Vent

To vent one's feelings or opinions
Sorry to go on like that, but I just had to vent.

Rift

To cause to split open or break.

Vent

To be released or discharged through an opening.

Rift

A chasm or fissure.
''My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.
The Grand Canyon is a rift in the Earth's surface, but is smaller than some of the undersea ones.

Vent

To rise to the surface of water to breathe. Used of a marine mammal.

Rift

A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.

Vent

An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
The vent of a cask; the vent of a mould

Rift

A shallow place in a stream; a ford.

Vent

A small aperture.

Rift

(intransitive) To form a rift; to split open.

Vent

An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.

Rift

(transitive) To cleave; to rive; to split.
To rift an oak

Vent

A rant; a long session of expressing verbal frustration.

Rift

To belch.

Vent

The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.

Rift

An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure.

Vent

A slit in the seam of a garment.

Rift

A shallow place in a stream; a ford.

Vent

The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge.

Rift

To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds.
To dwell these rifted rocks between.

Vent

In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.

Rift

To burst open; to split.
Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance.

Vent

Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.

Rift

To belch.

Vent

Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.

Rift

A gap between cloud masses;
The sun shone through a rift in the clouds

Vent

Ventriloquism.

Rift

A narrow fissure in rock

Vent

(obsolete) A baiting place; an inn.

Rift

A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);
They hoped to avoid a break in relations

Vent

Clipping of ventilationor ventilator.
I have adjusted the vent settings.

Vent

(intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
The stove vents to the outside.

Vent

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

Vent

To express a strong emotion.
He vents his anger violently.
Can we talk? I need to vent.

Vent

To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.

Vent

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

Vent

To sell; to vend.

Vent

To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.

Vent

Sale; opportunity to sell; market.
There is no vent for any commodity but of wool.

Vent

A baiting place; an inn.

Vent

A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent.
Look, how thy wounds do bleed at many vents.
Long 't was doubtful, both so closely pent,Which first should issue from the narrow vent.

Vent

The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes.

Vent

The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.

Vent

Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.

Vent

Sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.

Vent

Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
Without the vent of words.
Thou didst make tolerable vent of thy travel.

Vent

To sell; to vend.
Therefore did those nations vent such spice.

Vent

To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.

Vent

To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to.

Vent

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.

Vent

To utter; to report; to publish.
By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies.
Thou hast framed and vented very curious orations.

Vent

To scent, as a hound.

Vent

To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a mold.

Vent

A hole for the escape of gas or air

Vent

External opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate

Vent

A fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

Vent

A slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)

Vent

Activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion;
She had no other outlet for her feelings
He gave vent to his anger

Vent

Give expression or utterance to;
She vented her anger
The graduates gave vent to cheers

Vent

Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen;
Air the old winter clothes
Air out the smoke-filled rooms

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