vent vs crack

vent and crack both are nouns.

vent is not an adjective while crack is an adjective.

vent and crack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vent	Yes	No	Yes	No
crack	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, crack is a hypernym of vent; that is, crack is a word with a broader meaning than vent:

vent: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
crack: a long narrow cleft

Other hypernyms of vent include cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure.

vent (noun)	crack (noun)
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion	the act of cracking something
external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate	a usually brief attempt
a hole for the escape of gas or air	a narrow opening
a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)	a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt	a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
	witty remark
	a sudden sharp noise
	a long narrow cleft
	a long narrow depression in a surface
	a chance to do something

vent (adjective)	crack (adjective)
	of the highest quality

vent (verb)	crack (verb)
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen	break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
give expression or utterance to	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
	break partially but keep its integrity
	cause to become cracked
	reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat
	pass through (a barrier)
	tell spontaneously
	hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	make a sharp sound
	make a very sharp explosive sound
	gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions

Difference between vent and crack

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