Definition of: snort

(snôrt) v.i.
1. To force the air violently and noisily through the nostrils, as spirited horses.
2. To express indignation, ridicule, etc., by a snort.
3. Colloq. To laugh with a boisterous outburst.
—v.t.
4. To utter or express by snorting.
5. To expel by or as by a snort.
—noun
1. The act or sound of snorting.
2. Slang A small drink. [ME snorten.? Related to SNORE.]
—snort′er noun