toot
1[ toot ]
/ tut /
Save This Word!
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause (a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) to sound.
to sound (notes, music, etc.) on a horn or the like.
noun
an act or sound of tooting.
Slang. cocaine.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Origin of toot
1First recorded in 1500–10; akin to Low German, German tuten, Dutch toeten, Swedish tuta in the same sense; imitative of the sound; 1975–80 for def. 7
OTHER WORDS FROM toot
tooter, nounDefinition for toot (2 of 4)
toot2
[ toot ]
/ tut /
noun Slang.
Origin of toot
2First recorded in 1670–80; origin uncertain
Definition for toot (3 of 4)
Origin of toot
3First recorded in 1945–50; perhaps jocular alteration of toilet
Definition for toot (4 of 4)
toot4
[ toot ]
/ tʊt /
noun Chiefly Pennsylvania German.
a paper bag.
a paper cone used as a container.
Origin of toot
4From Pennsylvania German dutt; compare German Tüte, from Low German tüte “something horn-shaped, paper rolled into the shape of a horn”; cf. toot1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for toot
British Dictionary definitions for toot (1 of 2)
toot1
/ (tuːt) /
verb
to give or cause to give (a short blast, hoot, or whistle)to toot a horn; to toot a blast; the train tooted
noun
the sound made by or as if by a horn, whistle, etc
slang any drug for snorting, esp cocaine
US and Canadian slang a drinking spree
(tʊt) Australian slang a lavatory
Derived forms of toot
tooter, nounWord Origin for toot
C16: from Middle Low German tuten, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for toot (2 of 2)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012