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snort

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Might be beating dead horse, but people want to drink alcohol snort coke or shoot up heroin.

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Quick take

a disrespectful laugh

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of snort gathered in one view.

noun

a disrespectful laugh

noun

a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

verb

indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for snort.

verb

indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"

verb

make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously"

verb

inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

See also: huff

verb

inhale through the nose

Example sentences

1

Might be beating dead horse, but people want to drink alcohol snort coke or shoot up heroin.

2

As a kid, we used to snort Dexedrin and Ritalin and it's called the poor man's coke.

3

I'd be curious to see the percentage of the ADD drugs that are being crushed and snorted.

4

In the mean time some of the congregation will snort in derision and deny there's a problem.

5

We snort at this one, though, because we've constructed memories of childhood that remove the marketing we now see as adults.

6

You'll probably snort at all of this, but reflect upon this when you're in that segue mode between the zenith and the nadir, when you're passing through that goldilocks zone of stability, and you'll know the answer.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use snort in a sentence?

Might be beating dead horse, but people want to drink alcohol snort coke or shoot up heroin.

What does snort mean?

a disrespectful laugh

What part of speech is snort?

snort is commonly used as noun, verb.