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Originally U.S. slang. To inhale (a powdered narcotic substance or the narcotic fumes of glue and similar substances).
slang (originally U.S.). To inhale (a narcotic drug in powder form, esp. cocaine or heroin). Also absol.
transitive. To take (a powdered drug) by inhaling it into the nose, esp. quickly or in large amounts. Chiefly with up. Cf. snort, v. 7.
transitive. To inhale (cocaine). U.S. slang.