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snort /snört/ intransitive verb- To force air with violence and noise through the nostrils, as horses do
- To snore (Shakespeare)
- To inhale a powdered drug, eg cocaine, through the nose (slang)
transitive verb- To express by or utter with a snort
- To force out, as by a snort
- To inhale (a powdered drug, esp cocaine) through the nose (slang)
noun- An act or sound of snorting
- A quick drink (informal)
- The snorkel on a submarine
ORIGIN: Imit snortˈer noun - Someone who or something that snorts
- Anything characterized by extreme force, esp a gale (informal)
- Anything exceptional, eg in size, strength (informal)
snortˈing noun and adjective snortˈingly adverb snortˈy adjective - Snorting
- Inclined to snort (informal)
- Contemptuous and ready to take offence
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