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Meaning of snort

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  snort
      n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snort}, {snigger}]
      2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
         {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing},
         {razz}, {snort}, {bird}]
      v 1: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully
           through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the
           proposed bridegroom"
      2: make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted
         contemptuously"
      3: inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine
         almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" [syn: {huff},
         {snort}]
      4: inhale through the nose [syn: {take a hit}, {snort}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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