snort

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Andrew rubs his itchy nose and snorts due to sinus drainage from his seasonal allergies.

noun

The definition of a snort is a loud sound made by blowing air through your nose, usually made by people to express laughter or, for animals, when they want to express fear, or a snort refers to a dose of cocaine or other drug inhaled up through your nose.
1. When you are laughing so hard that air comes out of your nose and you make a loud sound from the nose, this is an example of a snort.
2. The amount of cocaine you can inhale through your nose using a rolled-up dollar bill is an example of a snort of cocaine.

verb

Snort is to make a sound by suddenly blowing air through your nose, or is slang for sniffing a narcotic drug.
1. When you want to express disbelief and do so by blowing air through your nose and making a loud sound, this is an example of when you snort.
2. When an addict inhales a narcotic drug through their nose using a rolled-up dollar bill, this is an example of when they snort.

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snort

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

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snort

noun

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.
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.

verb

snort·ed, snort·ing, snorts

verb

intransitive

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 )
To make an abrupt noise expressive of scorn, ridicule, or contempt.
To ingest a drug, such as cocaine or heroin, by sniffing.

verb

transitive

To express by snorting: He snorted his disapproval.
To ingest by sniffing: snorted cocaine.

Origin of snort

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

Related Forms:

snort′er
noun

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Noun

(plural snorts)

The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
(slang) A dose of a drug to be snorted. Here, "drug" includes snuff (i.e., pulverized tobacco). A snort also may be a drink of whiskey, as "Let's have a snort".
(slang) An alcoholic drink.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present snorts, present participle snorting, simple past and past participle snorted)

(intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
She snorted with laughter.
(slang) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.
to snort cocaine

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snort - Computer Definition

An open source network intrusion detection system (NIDS) that is noted for its effectiveness. Developed by Martin Roesch, Snort can also be used just as a packet logger or packet sniffer. For more information, visit www.snort.org. See IDS.

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