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snort
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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. Slang To ingest a drug, such as cocaine or heroin, by sniffing.
v.tr.
1. To express by snorting: He snorted his disapproval.
2. Slang To ingest by sniffing: snorted cocaine.

[From Middle English snorten, to snort, from fnorten, variant of fnoren; see snore.]

snorter n.

snort
Verb
1. to exhale air noisily through the nostrils
2. to express contempt or annoyance by snorting
3. to say with a snort
4. Slang to inhale a powdered drug through the nostrils
Noun
a loud exhalation of air through the nostrils to express contempt or annoyance: Clare gave a snort of disgust [Middle English snorten]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.snortsnort - a disrespectful laugh                
laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
2.snortsnort - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb1.snort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
2.snort - make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously"
breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"
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
do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs
Translations

snort [snɔːt] nbufido
vibufar
vt (col) [+ drugs]; esnifar
snort [snɔːt] ngrognement m
vigrogner; [horse] → renâcler
vt (inf) [+ drugs]; sniffer
snort [snɔːt] nSchnauben nt
vi (animal) → schnauben;
(person) → prusten
vt (inf) (cocaine) → schnüffeln
snort [snɔːt] nsbuffo
visbuffare
vt (drugs slang) → sniffare

snort
v snort [snoːt]
1 (usually of animals) to force air noisily through the nostrils, breathing either in or out The horses snorted impatiently.snuiweيَنْخُرُ، يَنْخُفُпръхтяfrkatprusteschnaubenρουθουνίζω, ξεφυσώresoplar, bufarkorskamaفين كردنkorskuarenâclerלִנחוֹרफुफकारनाdahtati, frktati(fel)horkanmendengusfnæsasbuffare, soffiare鼻を鳴らす(말 등이) 콧바람을 불다, 코를 울리다prunkštisprauslātmendengussnuivensnøfte, pruste, fnyseparskaćresfolegara (s)forăiхрапетьfŕkaťprhatifrktatifnysa, frustaเป่าลมออกทางจมูกอย่างแรงhoruldamak(動物)噴鼻息хроптиغصے میں فوں فاں کرناthở phì phì
2 (of people) to make a similar noise, showing disapproval, anger, contempt, amusement etc She snorted at the very suggestion that she was tired.snorkيَنْخُرُ لِيُعَبِّرُ عن شُعورِهсумтяsupětfnyseschnaubenκαγχάζωresoplar, bufarturtsatamaبا صداي فين عصبانيت خود را نشان دادنtuhahtaagrognerלְהַשמִיעַ נְחִירָהफटफटानाprezirno puhati, otpuhnutiprüszkölmendengushnussasbuffare, brontolare鼻先であしらう코방귀 뀌다, 콧 바람 치다prunkštelėtinosprauslāties; iespurgtiesmendengussnuivenfnyseżachnąć siębufara pufniфыркатьfučať, dychčaťpuhatifrktatifnysa, frustaส่งเสียงออกทางจมูกhomurdanmak(表示氣忿等)發哼聲пирхатиگستاخی ، غصے، نا اتفاقی میں فوں فاں کی آواز نکالناkhụt khịt mũi忿
n
an act of snorting a snort of impatience; She gave a snort of laughter.proesنَخْرсумтене(od)frknutíprusten; fnysendas Schnaubenξεφύσημα, ήχος αποδοκιμασίας, καγχασμόςresoplidoturtsatusفينtuhahdusgrognementנְחִירָהफुफकार, फूत्कारfrktanjefelhorkanásdengusanhnusssbuffo, lo sbuffare鼻を鳴らすこと거센 콧김, 씩씩거림prunkštimassprauslāšana; spurdziens; spurgšanadengusgesnuiffnys(ing), prustingparsknięcie, żachnięciebufopufniturăхрап(ение); фырканьеfučanie, odfukovaniepuhanjefrktanjefnysning, frustandeเสียงกรนhomurtu嗤之以鼻пирхання; хропінняپھنپھناہٹ، فوں فاںtiếng, sự khịt mũi

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