TOOT


Meaning of TOOT in English

I. ˈtüt verb

Etymology: probably imitative

Date: circa 1510

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to sound a short blast

the horn toot ed

b. : to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument

2. : to blow or sound an instrument (as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts

transitive verb

1. : to cause to sound

toot a whistle

2. slang : to take in (as cocaine) by inhalation : snort

• toot·er noun

II. noun

Date: 1641

: a short blast (as on a horn) ; also : a sound resembling such a blast

III. noun

Etymology: Scots toot to drink heavily

Date: circa 1790

: a drinking bout : spree

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.