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vent
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circumvent
If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way. -
back vent
(in plumbing) a vent situated on the sewer side of a trap. -
disinvent
to undo the invention of; to reverse the existence of. -
erupt
(of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases. -
hydrothermal vent
an opening on the floor of the sea from which hot, mineral-rich solutions issue. Compare vent1 (def 2). -
invent
to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.