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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


VERB (4)

1. indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose;
- Example: "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"

2. make a snorting sound by exhaling hard;
- Example: "The critic snorted contemptuously"

3. inhale recreational drugs;
- Example: "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"
- Example: "the kids were huffing glue"
[syn: huff, snort]

4. inhale through the nose;
[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. [1913 Webster] 2. To snore. [R.] "The snorting citizens." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To laugh out loudly. [Colloq.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Snort \Snort\, n. The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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]