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 Definitions of snort  [ɔrt]  

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Definition of 'snort' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) snort
to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound, as a horse.

2.  snort
(of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a snort.

3.  snort
to make sounds resembling snorts:
The engine snorted.

4.  snort
Slang. to take a drug by inhaling.

5. (v.t.) snort
to utter with a snort.

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

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

8. (n.) snort
the act or sound of snorting.

9.  snort
Slang. a quick drink of liquor; shot.

10.  snort
Slang.

11.  snort
an act or instance of taking a drug by inhalation.

12.  snort
the amount of drug inhaled.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME (v.); prob. akin to snore)

Definition of 'snort' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) snicker, snort, snigger
a disrespectful laugh

2. (verb) boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

3. (verb) snort
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
"she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"

4. (verb) snort
make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
"The critic snorted contemptuously"

5. (verb) huff, snort
inhale recreational drugs
"The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

6. (verb) take a hit, snort
inhale through the nose


Definition of 'snort' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) snort
to noisily and suddenly breathe through your nose
pigs snorting and squealing; She snorted with laughter.

2.  snort
to take a substance into your body through your nose
a photo of her snorting cocaine


Definition of 'snort' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) snort
the act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting

2. (verb) snort
to force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play

3. (verb) snort
to snore

4. (verb) snort
to laugh out loudly

5. (verb) snort
to expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort


Translation of 'snort' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (usually of animals) to force air noisily through the nostrils, breathing either in or out
The horses snorted impatiently.

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