snort

(snôrt)
n.

1. 1. A rough, noisy sound made by breathing forcefully through the nostrils, as a horse or pig does.
   2. A similar sound: the snort of a steam engine.
2. Slang.
   1. A drink of liquor, especially when swallowed in one gulp.
   2. Cocaine or heroin, especially a small amount sniffed at one time.
   3. The liquor or drug so taken.

v., snort·ed, snort·ing, snorts.

v.intr.

1. 1. To breathe noisily and forcefully through the nostrils.
   2. To make a sound resembling noisy exhalation: "The wind snorted across the Kansas plains" (Gail Sheehy).
2. To make an abrupt noise expressive of scorn, ridicule, or contempt.
3. Slang. To ingest a drug, such as cocaine or heroin, by sniffing.

v.tr.

1. To express by snorting: He snorted his disapproval.
2. Slang. To ingest by sniffing: snorted cocaine.

[From Middle English snorten, to snort, from fnorten, variant of fnoren. See snore.]

snorter snort'er n.

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noun

A small amount of liquor: dram, drop, jigger, shot, sip, tot¹. Informal nip², slug¹. See big/small/amount, ingestion.

sign description: The thumb of the A-hand moves from nostril to nostril.

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1. snort
   noun
   
   1: A small drink of spirits. (1889 —) .
   M. E. Atkins We'll have another snort...C'mon, drink up, I'll fill your glass (1981).
   
   2: An inhaled dose of cocaine, heroin, etc. (1951 —) .
   G. Vidal 'Want a snort?' Bruce produced a cocaine snifter (1978). verb trans. and intr.
   
   3: To inhale (a usu. illegal narcotic drug, esp. cocaine or heroin). (1935 —) .
   Daily Telegraph Mrs Pulitzer's lawyers claim that she started snorting cocaine after being sucked into the vortex of the 'Palm Beach lifestyle' (1982).
   
2. snort
   noun
   
   1: A snorkel.
   New York Herald Tribune 'Snorts' said to enable vessels to stay under 20 days (1944). verb intr.
   
   2: (Of a submarine) to travel underwater by means of a snort. (1953 —) .
   M. Hebden They were snorting slowly back up the Solent (1974).
   
   [Anglicized alteration of German Schnorchel, after snort noun, explosive nasal sound.]

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A forceful expulsion of air through the nostrils as in a sneeze, but a snort is a voluntary act, sneezing is involuntary. Used by horses and cattle as a device to intimidate potential predators.

For a list of words related to snort, see:

• Smoking and Tobacco - snort: single inhalation of snuff
• Drinking Terms - snort: Slang. drink taken in one shot
• Descriptions of Sounds
• Paraphernalia and Behavior - snort: (vb) Slang. inhale powdered drug through nose

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - prusten, fnysen
v. intr. - pruste, fnyse
v. tr. - udtrykke sig med en fnysen, snuse

Nederlands (Dutch)
snuiven

Français (French)
n. - ébrouement, grognement, sniff, petit coup (boisson)
v. intr. - grogner, s'ébrouer
v. tr. - grogner, sniffer

Deutsch (German)
v. - schnauben
n. - Schnauben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρουθουνίζω, ξεφυσώ, (για άλογα κ.λπ.) φριμάζω, (αργκό) ρουφώ (ναρκωτικό) από τη μύτη
n. - ρουθούνισμα, ξεφύσημα, (για άλογα κ.λπ.) φρίμασμα

Italiano (Italian)
sbuffare, fiutare, sniffare, tirare su col naso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bufar, rir alto, resfolegar
n. - resfolego (m), bufo (m), trago de bebida (m)

Русский (Russian)
храпеть, фыркать, пыхтеть, храп, фырканье, глоток спиртного, нюханье (наркотика), понюшка (наркотика)

Español (Spanish)
n. - resoplido, bufido
v. intr. - resoplar, bufar, esnifar, reírse ruidosamente con ira o desprecio
v. tr. - tomar una droga inhalándola

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fnysa, frusta, snusa, gapskratta
n. - fnysning, frustande, snorkel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
喷鼻息, 喷气声, 鼻息声, 一口烈酒, 轻蔑地哼, 鼓鼻, 嘲讽地大笑, 哼着鼻子说, 发出, 喷出, 吸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 噴鼻息, 噴氣聲, 鼻息聲, 一口烈酒
v. intr. - 噴鼻息, 輕蔑地哼, 鼓鼻, 嘲諷地大笑
v. tr. - 哼著鼻子說, 發出, 噴出, 吸

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거센 콧바람, 단숨에 쭉 들이킴, (마약의) 흡입
v. intr. - (말이) 콧바람을 불다, 큰소리로 말하다, (마약 등을) 코로 들이마시다
v. tr. - (말이) 콧김을 뿜다, 씩씩거리며 말하다, (마약 등을) 코로 흡입하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 鼻を鳴らす, 鼻を鳴らして言う
n. - 荒い鼻息, 蒸気を吹き出す音, 一杯

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصهل, يشخر, يعبر عن ألازدراء أو ألغضب بشخرة (الاسم) شراب مسكر يتجرع دفعه واحدة, شخير أو صهيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נחירה, חרחור, לגימה, גמיעת-משקה, שנורקל‬
v. intr. - ‮נחר, נחרר, חרחר, פרץ בצחוק‬
v. tr. - ‮פלט בנחירה, שאף סם‬

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