Break
Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.
Vent
Vent noun - A hole for the escape of gas or air.
How words are described
| full | full break | full vent |
| certain | certain break | certain vent |
| fake | fake break | fake vent |
| small | small break | small vent |
| Other adjectives: entire, massive, big, little. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Seinfeld, when George uses an air vent to break into his office after his boss tries to get him to resign by barricading it.
Source: Air-Vent Passageway -
But sometimes, he just has to break his usual polite manner and vent with an f-bomb.
Source: Web Video / The Rap Critic - The trope returns in Half-Life 2, in the "Nova Prospekt" chapter: the only way to cross the fan in the vent shaft safely is by jamming the blades with something sturdy enough to break the motor.
Source: Deadly Rotary Fan
Cite this Source
Vent and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/vent
Break & Vent. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/vent>.
Vent or Break. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/vent.
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