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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNORT, v.i.
1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as high spirited horses in prancing and play.
2. To snore. [Not common.]
SNORT, v.t. To turn up in anger, scorn or derision, as the nose. [Unusual.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: snicker, snort, snigger]
2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] v
1: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"
2: make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously"
3: inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" [syn: huff, snort]
4: inhale through the nose [syn: take a hit, snort]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English snorten, fnorten; akin to Old English fnora sneezing Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound b. to express scorn, anger, indignation, or surprise by a snort 2. to emit explosive sounds resembling snorts 3. to take in a drug by inhalation transitive verb 1. to utter with or express by a snort 2. to expel or emit with or as if with snorts 3. to inhale (a drug in powdered form) through the nostrils II. noun Date: 1786 1. a drink of usually straight liquor taken in one draft 2. an act or sound of snorting

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 an explosive sound made by the sudden forcing of breath through the nose, esp. expressing indignation or incredulity. 2 a similar sound made by an engine etc. 3 colloq. a small drink of liquor. 4 an inhaled dose of a (usu. illegal) powdered drug. --v. 1 intr. make a snort. 2 intr. (of an engine etc.) make a sound resembling this. 3 tr. (also absol.) sl. inhale (a usu. illegal narcotic drug, esp. cocaine or heroin). 4 tr. express (defiance etc.) by snorting. Phrases and idioms: snort out express (words, emotions, etc.) by snorting. Etymology: ME, prob. imit.: cf. SNORE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Snort Snort, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snorting.] [OE. snorten; akin to snoren. See Snore.] 1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play. --Fairfax. 2. To snore. [R.] ``The snorting citizens.'' --Shak. 3. To laugh out loudly. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Snort Snort, n. The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Snort Snort, v. t. To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort. --Keats.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(snorts, snorting, snorted) 1. When people or animals snort, they breathe air noisily out through their noses. People sometimes snort in order to express disapproval or amusement. Harrell snorted with laughter... He snorted loudly and shook his head. VERB: V with n, V • Snort is also a noun. ...snorts of laughter... He turned away with a snort. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. If someone snorts something, they say it in a way that shows contempt. 'Reports,' he snorted. 'Anyone can write reports.' VERB: V with quote 3. To snort a drug such as cocaine means to breathe it in quickly through your nose. He died of cardiac arrest after snorting cocaine. VERB: V n

Moby Thesaurus

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