to snort cocaine

  • 1snort´er — snort «snrt», verb, noun. –v.. 1. to force the breath violently through the nose with a loud, harsh sound: »The horse snorted. 2. to make a sound like this: »The engine snorted. 3. a) to show contempt, defiance, anger, or other feeling by… …

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  • 2Snort — Take in a drug by inhalation. For example, snorting cocaine is inhaling cocaine powder through the nose where it is absorbed through the nasal tissues into the bloodstream. * * * snort snȯ(ə)rt vi to take in a drug by inhalation vt to inhale (a… …

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  • 3Cocaine — For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). Cocaine …

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  • 4snort — [[t]snɔrt[/t]] v. i. 1) anb to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound, as a horse 2) (of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a snort 3) to make sounds resembling snorts: The engine snorted[/ex] 4) …

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  • 5snort — snortingly, adv. /snawrt/, v.i. 1. (of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train. 2. (of persons) to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a similar… …

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  • 6snort — ► NOUN 1) an explosive sound made by the sudden forcing of breath through the nose. 2) informal an inhaled dose of cocaine. 3) informal a measure of an alcoholic drink. ► VERB 1) make a snort, especially to express anger or derision. 2) informal… …

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  • 7snort — [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… …

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  • 8snort — late 14c., to snore, probably related to SNORE (Cf. snore). Meaning breathe through the nose with a harsh sound first recorded 1520s. Sense of express contempt is from 1818. Meaning a drink of liquor (especially whiskey) is from 1889. The verb… …

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  • 9cocaine — [n] illegal drug blow*, coke*, controlled substance, crack*, crystal*, freebase*, happy dust*, ice*, joy powder*, mojo*, narcotic, nose candy*, poison*, snort*, snow*, speedball*, stardust*, stuff*, sugar*, white horse*, white lady*, wings*;… …

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  • 10snort — [[t]snɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] snorts, snorting, snorted 1) VERB When people or animals snort, they breathe air noisily out through their noses. People sometimes snort in order to express disapproval or amusement. [V with n] Harrell snorted with laughter...… …

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