Expel and Vent

Expel

Expel verb - To throw or give off.
Usage example: something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor

Vent and expel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vent" instead a verb "Expel".

Nearby Words: expelled, expelling

Vent

Vent verb - To throw or give off.
Usage example: a clothes dryer venting steam

Expel and vent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expel" instead a verb "Vent".

Nearby Words: vented, venting, venter, ventage

Common collocations

energy expel energy vent energy
fire expel fire vent fire
alien expel alien vent alien
way expel way vent way
Other words: air, grief, gas, oxygen, aliens.
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