[syn: take a hit, snort]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. To snore. [R.] "The snorting citizens." --Shak.
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3. To laugh out loudly. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snort \Snort\, n.
The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snort \Snort\, v. t.
To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a
snort. --Keats.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
snort
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]