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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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yvlog 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of snack1

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

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

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"The best advice is that the snacks are kept frozen and in their foil wrappings until pilots are ready to consume them," he said.

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Then there’s breakfast-for-all brought to the classroom, followed later by a snack, lunch, more snacks for after-school programs and sometimes a dinner sent home for the child.

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Her cart was stacked with household items, snacks for her sons, fruit and two containers of two dozen eggs — a steal these days at under $10 each.

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It featured the Hommemade Cafe, which was serving a meticulous espresso martini, and the Hommemade entertainment console and professional studio on wheels — complete with a projector, microphones, snack dispenser and rolling tray.

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While I do snack on them, it’s important to recognize that nuts are much more than just something to munch on.

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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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