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

He would navigate from the cockpit using a road atlas—while snorting cocaine off the map.
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Zohydro is especially worrying because it contains no mechanism to deter misuse by snorting or injecting.
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There was, apparently, no end to the stuff or to the appetite for snorting.
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His piece, “The Daily Mirror,” is based on the U.K. tabloid that published images of Kate Moss snorting cocaine.
Exposed: Paparazzi vs. the Stars Over the Past 50 Years|Sarah Moroz|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Indeed, Portsmouth Middle School students—like the journalists reporting on the Smartie-snorting epidemic—are late to the party.
Parents Panic Over Old Fake Smarties Snorting Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An old horse, with traces hanging and harness a wreck, stands snorting beside the boy.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
We heard boars snorting, and running away, and strange-looking horned creatures leaping and bounding off in all directions.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
One felt a wistful partisanship for his snorting rival, striving for ever to accomplish the impossible.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
Trotting, prancing, and snorting as they came down the lane, they settled down once they were in the stable lot.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
Little Raven heard the ponies snorting nervously, as his friends rode forward to investigate.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor

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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