SNORT
Dictionary entry overview: What does snort mean?
• SNORT (noun)
The noun SNORT has 2 senses:
1. a disrespectful laugh
2. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Familiarity information: SNORT used as a noun is rare.
• SNORT (verb)
The verb SNORT has 4 senses:
1. indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
2. make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
3. inhale recreational drugs
4. inhale through the nose
Familiarity information: SNORT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SNORT (noun)
Meaning:
A disrespectful laugh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
snort; snigger; snicker
Hypernyms ("snort" is a kind of...):
laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)
Meaning:
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
boo; Bronx cheer; razz; razzing; hiss; hoot; snort; raspberry; bird
Hypernyms ("snort" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
• SNORT (verb)
Meaning:
Indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom
Hypernyms (to "snort" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
The critic snorted contemptuously
Hypernyms (to "snort" is one way to...):
breathe out; exhale; expire (expel air)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Inhale recreational drugs
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
huff; snort
Context examples:
The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day / the kids were huffing glue
Hypernyms (to "snort" is one way to...):
breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))
"Snort" entails doing...:
do drugs; drug (use recreational drugs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Inhale through the nose
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
take a hit; snort
Hypernyms (to "snort" is one way to...):
do drugs; drug (use recreational drugs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
