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snack

[ snak ]

noun

  1. a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
  2. a share or portion.
  3. Slang. a sexy and physically attractive person; hottie.
  4. Australian Slang. something easily done.


verb (used without object)

  1. to have a snack or light meal, especially between regular meals:

    They snacked on tea and cake.

snack

/ æ /

noun

  1. a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals
  2. a sip or bite
  3. rare.
    a share
  4. informal.
    a very easy task
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to eat a snack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snack1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English verb snacchen, snac(c)he, snak “(of a dog) to snap at, bite, seize”; Middle English noun snacche, snak(e); further origin uncertain; compare Middle Dutch snacken “(of a dog) to snap”: Norwegian dialect snaka “(of an animal) to snatch”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snack1

C15: probably from Middle Dutch snacken, variant of snappen to snap
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. go snack / snacks, Archaic. to share profits or returns.
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Example Sentences

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Lindblad was unaware of her first victory until cameras swarmed her as she nervously snacked in front of the clubhouse.

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You want a snack that meets you where you are — and the best place to find that snack might just be the local dispensary.

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Revelry’s Companion Crossbody Bag is the best of all worlds—comfortable, smell-proof, and waterproof—letting you carry your flower, snacks and essentials without alerting everyone to your extracurricular activities.

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All of the recipes in the chapters that follow are built on those mother infusions and are organized by type: beverages, hors d’oeuvres, sauces and dips, drinks, snacks and the like.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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