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Snort

//snɔɹt// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.

    ""I absolutely refuse to leave, however, until we have made at least a superficial examination of this country, and are able to take back with us something in the nature of a chart." Professor Summerlee gave a snort of impatience."

  2. 2
    a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt wordnet
  3. 3
    A dose of snuff or other drug to be snorted. slang
  4. 4
    a disrespectful laugh wordnet
  5. 5
    A consumed portion of alcoholic drink. slang

    "She unlocked the top drawer of the roll-top desk, took out a bottle and a glass and poured herself a snort."

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  1. 6
    A submarine snorkel. UK
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose. intransitive

    "She snorted with laughter."

  2. 2
    make a snorting sound by exhaling hard wordnet
  3. 3
    To express or force out by snorting. transitive

    "He snorted a derisory reply and turned on his heel."

  4. 4
    indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose wordnet
  5. 5
    To express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound. intransitive

    "Back in 2018, the body representing the water industry was snorting at Gove’s aspersions, declaring hotly that it looked forward to its pet regulator “bringing some sorely needed facts and balance to the debate”."

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  1. 6
    inhale through the nose wordnet
  2. 7
    To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose. slang, transitive

    "to snort cocaine"

  3. 8
    inhale recreational drugs wordnet
  4. 9
    To snore. intransitive, obsolete

    "the snorting citizens"

  5. 10
    To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.

Etymology 2

From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.

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