outlet

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A passage for escape or exit; a vent.
2. n. A means of release or gratification, as for energies, drives, or desires: exercised as an outlet for frustration.
3. n. A stream that flows out of a lake or pond.
4. n. The mouth of a river where it flows into a larger body of water.
5. n. The point of intersection of a driveway and a road, especially in a rural area.
6. n. A commercial market for goods or services.
7. n. A store that sells the goods of a particular manufacturer or wholesaler.
8. n. A receptacle, especially one mounted in a wall, that is connected to a power supply and equipped with a socket for a plug.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The place or the opening by which anything is let out, escapes, or is discharged; a passage outward; a means of egress; a place of exit; a vent.
2. n. The place or district through which one passes outward; outer part; in the plural, outskirts.
3. n. In commerce, a market for the sale of any product.
4. n. A lawn or shrubbery adjoining a house, with a walk or passage through it to the highway.
5. To let forth; emit.

Wiktionary

1. n. A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
2. n. Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
3. n. A river that runs out of a lake.
4. n. A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
5. n. A wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.
2. v. rare To let out; to emit.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
2. n. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
3. n. a place of business for retailing goods
4. n. an opening that permits escape or release