toot

¹toot

verb \ˈtüt\

Definition of TOOT

intransitive verb

1

a : to sound a short blast <the horn tooted>

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

Origin of TOOT

probably imitative

First Known Use: circa 1510

Rhymes with TOOT

boot, bruit, brut, brute, bute, Bute, butte, chute, cloot, coot, cute, flute, fruit, glout, glute, hoot, jute, Jute, loot, lute, moot, mute, newt, pood, root, Root, rout, route, scoot, scute, shoot, snoot, soot, suit, suite, tout, ut, Ute

²toot

noun

Definition of TOOT

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

First Known Use of TOOT

1641

³toot

noun

Definition of TOOT

: a drinking bout : spree

Origin of TOOT

Scots toot to drink heavily

First Known Use: circa 1790