TOOT

I. verb Etymology: probably imitative Date: circa 1510 intransitive verb 1. to sound a short blast , to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument, to blow or sound an instrument (as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts, transitive verb to cause to sound , to take in (as cocaine) by inhalation ; snort , ~er noun II. noun Date: 1641 a short blast (as on a horn), III. noun Etymology: Scots ~ to drink heavily Date: circa 1790 a drinking bout ; spree