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snot
UK /snɒt/ US /snɑt/
noun 4verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
covered, full, little, selfish
VERB + SNOT
bit, dubbed, got, stream
SNOT + NOUN
drool, hair, nose
PREP.
in, out, with
Definitions
noun
1
Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
Once, I remember, the little fair-haired boy had a choking fit at dinner, and a stream of snot ran out of his nose on to his plate in a way horrible to see.
2
A contemptible child.
With no warning a gang of little snots — none larger or older than I was — threw me to the ground, pulled my knickers below my knees — without any explanation, and allowed me to get up.
3
A mean fellow.
4
The flamed out wick of a candle.
verb
1
To blow, wipe, or clear (the nose).
2
To sniff or snivel; to produce snot, to have a runny nose.
I was snotting all into my mouth and having to eat it, silently shuddering.
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Idioms & Phrases
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Once, I remember, the little fair-haired boy had a choking fit at dinner, and a stream of snot ran out of his nose on to his plate in a way horrible to see.
Wiktionary02
With no warning a gang of little snots — none larger or older than I was — threw me to the ground, pulled my knickers below my knees — without any explanation, and allowed me to get up.
Wiktionary03
I was snotting all into my mouth and having to eat it, silently shuddering.
Wiktionary04
He's a selfish little snot.
Tatoeba · #219908905
You little snot!
Tatoeba · #219909206
I laugh at people, while there's snot at my nose.
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