snort

[snawrt] /snɔrt/
verb (used without object)
1.
(of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound:
The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.
2.
(of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a similar sound.
3.
Slang. to take a drug by inhaling.
verb (used with object)
4.
to utter with a snort.
5.
to expel (air, sound, etc.) by or as by snorting.
6.
Slang. to take (a drug) by inhaling:
to snort cocaine.
noun
7.
the act or sound of snorting.
8.
Slang. a quick drink of liquor; shot.
9.
Slang.
  1. an act or instance of taking a drug by inhalation.
  2. the amount of drug inhaled.
10.
British, snorkel.
Origin
1325-75; Middle English snorten (v.); probably akin to snore
Related forms
snortingly, adverb
Examples from the web for snort
  • He let out a low snort as his broad nose was stroked.
  • At last the price of drugs that the beautiful people snort at the beachfront will increase.
  • People who inject or snort insulin immediately get better at recalling stories and performing other memory tasks.
  • The finding doesn't mean that all money has directly touched cocaine, although some bills were doubtless used to snort the drug.
  • The foghorn snort of a hippo warned us to avoid its channel.
  • Good senior advisers will appreciate that junior faculty members should stay out of the way when the elephants snort and rumble.
  • From somewhere out in the middle of the huge audience came a single involuntary snort.
  • The episode is followed by a sudden snort or gasp when breathing resumes.
  • One option is to snort warm salt water from cupped hands.
  • The villains in the film snort coke and wear monstrous watches.
British Dictionary definitions for snort

snort

/snɔːt/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to exhale forcibly through the nostrils, making a characteristic noise
2.
(intransitive) (of a person) to express contempt or annoyance by such an exhalation
3.
(transitive) to utter in a contemptuous or annoyed manner
4.
(slang) to inhale (a powdered drug) through the nostrils
noun
5.
a forcible exhalation of air through the nostrils, esp (of persons) as a noise of contempt or annoyance
6.
(slang) an instance of snorting a drug
7.
(slang) Also called snorter. a short drink, esp an alcoholic one
8.
(slang) the snorkel on a submarine
Derived Forms
snorting, noun, adjective
snortingly, adverb
Word Origin
C14 snorten; probably related to snoren to snore
Word Origin and History for snort
v.

late 14c., "to snore," probably related to snore (v.). Meaning "breathe through the nose with a harsh sound" first recorded 1520s. Sense of "express contempt" is from 1818. Meaning "to inhale cocaine" is first attested 1935. Related: Snorted; snorting. American English snorter "something fierce or furious" is from 1833.

n.

1808, "act of snorting," from snort (v.). Meaning "a drink of liquor" (especially whiskey) is from 1889.

Slang definitions & phrases for snort

snort

noun
  1. A drink of liquor, esp of plain whiskey; hooker: Who's ready for another short snort?/ All hands had another snort (1889+)
  2. A dose of narcotic for inhaling; line (1951+ Narcotics)
verb

To inhale narcotics, esp cocaine; sniff: since ma was a viper, and daddy would snort (1935+ Narcotics)

Related Terms

snifter

[drinking sense fr earlier snorter of same purport]