- to force breath suddenly and violently through the nostrils so as to make a harsh sound
- to express anger, contempt, or the like by a snort
- to make a noise like a snort, as in laughing boisterously
- Slang to take a narcotic drug into the nose by sniffing
Origin of snort
Middle English snorten, probably from or akin to snoren, to snore- to express or utter with a snort
- to expel by or as by a snort
- Slang to take (a narcotic drug) into the nose by sniffing
- the act or sound of snorting
- Slang a quick drink of straight liquor
- Slang a dose of a drug, esp. cocaine or heroin, that is snorted