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snort
(snôrt)n.
1.
a. A rough, noisy sound made by breathing forcefully through the nostrils, as a horse or pig does.
b. A similar sound: the snort of a steam engine.
2. Slang
a. A drink of liquor, especially when swallowed in one gulp.
b. Cocaine or heroin, especially a small amount sniffed at one time.
c. The liquor or drug so taken.
v. snort·ed, snort·ing, snorts
v.intr.
1.
a. To breathe noisily and forcefully through the nostrils.
b. To make a sound resembling noisy exhalation: "The wind snorted across the Kansas plains" (Gail Sheehy).
2. To make an abrupt noise expressive of scorn, ridicule, or contempt.
3. To ingest a drug, such as cocaine or heroin, by sniffing.
v.tr.
1. To express by snorting: He snorted his disapproval.
2. To ingest by sniffing: snorted cocaine.
[From Middle English snorten, to snort, from fnorten, variant of fnoren; see snore.]
snort′er n.
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snort
(snɔːt)vb
1. (Physiology) (intr) to exhale forcibly through the nostrils, making a characteristic noise
2. (intr) (of a person) to express contempt or annoyance by such an exhalation
3. (tr) to utter in a contemptuous or annoyed manner
4. (Recreational Drugs) slang to inhale (a powdered drug) through the nostrils
n
5. a forcible exhalation of air through the nostrils, esp (of persons) as a noise of contempt or annoyance
6. (Recreational Drugs) slang an instance of snorting a drug
7. (Brewing) slang Also called: snorter a short drink, esp an alcoholic one
8. (Nautical Terms) slang the snorkel on a submarine
[C14 snorten; probably related to snoren to snore]
ˈsnorting n, adj
ˈsnortingly adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
snort
(snɔrt)v.i.
1. to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound, as a horse.
2. (of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a snort.
3. to make sounds resembling snorts: The engine snorted.
4. Slang. to take a drug by inhaling.
v.t. 5. to utter with a snort.
6. to expel (air, sound, etc.) by or as if by snorting.
7. Slang. to take (a drug) by inhaling: to snort cocaine.
n. 8. the act or sound of snorting.
9. Slang. a quick drink of liquor; shot.
10. Slang.
a. an act or instance of taking a drug by inhalation.
b. the amount of drug inhaled.
[1325–75; Middle English (v.); probably akin to snore]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
snort
- chortle - Probably a blend of chuckle and snort, coined by Lewis Carroll.
- frump - Also means a snort or a sneer or jeer.
- snore, snort - Like snort, which originally meant "snore," snore is from a Germanic base imitative of the sound.
- whoofle - To snort, gurgle, or snuffle.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
snort
Past participle: snorted
Gerund: snorting
| Imperative |
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| snort |
| snort |
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| Noun | 1. |  snort - a disrespectful laugh |
| 2. |  snort - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | |
| Verb | 1. | snort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" |
| 2. | snort - make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously" | |
| 3. | snort - inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" | |
| 4. | snort - inhale through the nose |
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snort
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
نَخْريَنْخُرُ لِيُعَبِّرُ عن شُعورِهيَنْخُرُ، يَنْخُفُ
frkatfrknutísupět
fnysefnysenprusteprusten
felhorkanfelhorkanáshorkanprüszköl
fnæsahnusshnussa
prunkštelėtiprunkštiprunkštimas
iespurgtiesnosprauslātiessprauslāšanasprauslātspurdziens
fŕkaťodfukovanie
prhatipuhati
homurdanmakhomurtuhoruldamak
snort
[snɔːt]A. N
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
snort
n → Schnauben nt no pl; (of person also) → Prusten nt no pl; (of boar) → Grunzen nt no pl; with a snort of rage → wutschnaubend; he gave a snort of contempt/rage → er schnaubte verächtlich/vor Wut; to give a snort of laughter → losprusten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
snort
(snoːt) verb1. (usually of animals) to force air noisily through the nostrils, breathing either in or out. The horses snorted impatiently.
2. (of people) to make a similar noise, showing disapproval, anger, contempt, amusement etc. She snorted at the very suggestion that she was tired.
noun an act of snorting. a snort of impatience; She gave a snort of laughter.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
snort
v. aspirar a través de la mucosa nasal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
snort
vt (cocaine, etc.) inhalar, esnifar (Ang), aspirar (cocaína, etc.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.