snort

[ snawrt ]

/ snɔrt /

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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

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How to use snort in a sentence

There was a lot of weed, he snorted a ton of coke, was guzzling Bloody Marys.
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He inherited vast estates worth some £30m, all of which he sniffed, snorted and smoked away.
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As with the pills, it can be cut into eight doses, either used sublingually or mixed with water and snorted.
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It comes in a 5mg pill—a much lower dose than on the street, where meth can be 25-100mgs smoked, snorted, or injected.
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Afterwards, the Toronto mayor allegedly went to a bar where he snorted cocaine.
Rob Ford, Crack Smoking Mayor, Remains Defiant in Confrontation with Toronto City Council|Ben Jacobs|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Two huge steam engines had snorted and puffed for three whole years.
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Piegan snorted when I told him we were on the dodge—that they were trying to nail us for holding up the paymaster.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
To the left of us a horse snorted nervously; we heard him trot with high, springy strides to the end of his rope, and snort again.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The moment Kari saw the camels he snorted in anger, though the monkey was excited and thrilled.
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Beardsley snorted, as if that were beneath comment, and closed the office door behind them.
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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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