vent vs show

vent and show both are nouns.

vent and show both are verbs.

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

As verbs, show is a hypernym of vent; that is, show is a word with a broader meaning than vent:

vent: give expression or utterance to
show: give expression to

Other hypernyms of vent include evince, express.

vent (noun)	show (noun)
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion	an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment
external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate	pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
a hole for the escape of gas or air	something intended to communicate a particular impression
a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

vent (verb)	show (verb)
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
give expression or utterance to	provide evidence for
	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
	give expression to
	give evidence of, as of records
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	finish third or better in a horse or dog race
	show in, or as in, a picture
	take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
	make visible or noticeable
	be or become visible or noticeable
	give an exhibition of to an interested audience

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