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snort: Meaning and Definition of
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Pronunciation:
(snôrt),
[key]
— v.i.
(of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound:
The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.
(of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a similar sound.
to take a drug by inhaling.
—v.t.
to utter with a snort.
to expel (air, sound, etc.) by or as by snorting.
to take (a drug) by inhaling:
to snort cocaine.
—n.
the act or sound of snorting.
a quick drink of liquor; shot.
an act or instance of taking a drug by inhalation.
the amount of drug inhaled.
snorkel.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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