Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - snort
Snort
snort
n. & v. --n. 1 an explosive sound made by the sudden forcing of breath through the nose, esp. expressing indignation or incredulity. 2 a similar sound made by an engine etc. 3 colloq. a small drink of liquor. 4 an inhaled dose of a (usu. illegal) powdered drug. --v. 1 intr. make a snort. 2 intr. (of an engine etc.) make a sound resembling this. 3 tr. (also absol.) sl. inhale (a usu. illegal narcotic drug, esp. cocaine or heroin). 4 tr. express (defiance etc.) by snorting. Phrases and idioms snort out express (words, emotions, etc.) by snorting. Etymology: ME, prob. imit.: cf. SNORE
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English ~en, fnorten; akin to Old English fnora sneezing Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound, to express scorn, anger, indignation, or surprise by a ~, to emit explosive sounds resembling ~s, to take in a drug by inhalation, transitive verb to utter with or express by a ~, to expel or emit with or as if with ~s, to inhale (a drug in powdered form) through the nostrils, II. noun Date: 1786 a drink of usually straight liquor taken in one draft, an act or sound of ~ing ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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