TOOT


Meaning of TOOT in English

toot 1

— tooter , n.

/tooht/ , v.i.

1. (of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.

2. to make a sound resembling that of a horn, whistle, or the like.

3. to sound or blow a horn, whistle, or wind instrument.

v.t.

4. to cause (a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) to sound.

5. to sound (notes, music, etc.) on a horn or the like.

n.

6. an act or sound of tooting.

7. Slang. cocaine.

[ 1500-10; akin to LG, G tuten, D toeten, Sw tuta in same sense; orig. imit. ]

toot 2

/tooht/ , n. Informal.

a period or instance of drunken revelry; binge; spree.

[ 1670-80; orig. uncert. ]

toot 3

/toot/ , n. Australian Informal.

lavatory; toilet.

[ 1945-50; perh. jocular alter. of TOILET ]

toot 4

/toot/ , n. Chiefly Pennsylvania German Area.

a paper bag.

[

dutt; cf. G Tüte tüte something horn-shaped, paper rolled into the shape of a horn (cf. TOOT 1 ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .