snort

[ snawrt ]

/ snɔrt /

verb (used without object)

(of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.

(of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a similar sound.

Slang. to take a drug by inhaling.

verb (used with object)

to utter with a snort.

to expel (air, sound, etc.) by or as by snorting.

Slang. to take (a drug) by inhaling: to snort cocaine.

noun

the act or sound of snorting.

Slang. a quick drink of liquor; shot.

Slang.

an act or instance of taking a drug by inhalation.
the amount of drug inhaled.

British. snorkel.

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Origin of snort

1325–75; Middle English snorten (v.); probably akin to snore

OTHER WORDS FROM snort

snort·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby snort

snoqualmie falls, snore, snorkel, snorkeling, snorri sturluson, snort, snorter, snot, snot-rag, snotnosed, snotter

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Example sentences from the Web for snort

He contrasted his vices with those of other congressmen who drank or “snort coke or chase women.”
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But when he tried to snort the cocaine off a business card, he blew the wrong way and knocked the powder off the card.
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Even today, there are those who will snort at the suggestion of Wayne having been any kind of conscious artist.
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In addition, risks for hepatitis C include sharing straws (or rolled dollar bills) to snort cocaine or receiving a tattoo.
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"Same old Tories", we snort, sinking into the toff-bashing of old like a warm bath, top hats and monocles optional.
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Anthony repeated, with a fanatic force that caused Johnson Boller to snort disgustedly and throw up his hands.
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He uttered a sort of snort with a mutter uncomplimentary and strode forward, towering above me where I sat.
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Whereat the desperate Father can only snort indignantly futile.
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Fred had scarcely spoken when both horses began to snort and stamp their feet as if wanting to turn and run away.
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When the echo of the snort came back from the woods, it would scare her so that she would start off on the gallop again.
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British Dictionary definitions for snort

snort

/ (snɔːt) /

verb

(intr) to exhale forcibly through the nostrils, making a characteristic noise

(intr) (of a person) to express contempt or annoyance by such an exhalation

(tr) to utter in a contemptuous or annoyed manner

slang to inhale (a powdered drug) through the nostrils

noun

a forcible exhalation of air through the nostrils, esp (of persons) as a noise of contempt or annoyance

slang an instance of snorting a drug

Also called: snorter slang a short drink, esp an alcoholic one

slang the snorkel on a submarine

Derived forms of snort

snorting, noun, adjectivesnortingly, adverb

Word Origin for snort

C14 snorten; probably related to snoren to snore

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