snort

snort [snôrt]

vi.

[ME snorten, prob. < or akin to snoren, to SNORE]

1. to force breath suddenly and violently through the nostrils so as to make a harsh sound

2. to express anger, contempt, or the like by a snort

3. to make a noise like a snort, as in laughing boisterously

☆ 4. Slang to take a narcotic drug into the nose by sniffing

vt.

1. to express or utter with a snort

2. to expel by or as by a snort

☆ 3. Slang to take (a narcotic drug) into the nose by sniffing

n.

1. the act or sound of snorting

☆ 2. Slang a quick drink of straight liquor

☆ 3. Slang a dose of a drug, esp. cocaine or heroin, that is snorted

snorter

n.