snack

1 of 2

noun

ˈsnak 

: a light meal : food eaten between regular meals

also : food suitable for snacking

snack

2 of 2

verb

snacked; snacking; snacks

intransitive verb

: to eat a snack

Examples of snack in a Sentence

Noun

He had a snack of chips and dip.

I didn't have time for lunch so I just grabbed a quick snack.

peanuts, potato chips, and other snack foods

Verb

She tries not to snack between meals.

I'll just snack on an apple if I'm hungry.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This addictive snack mix is sure to please between rounds of playing in the water, sun, and sand. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

While not a restaurant, Alma does offer a terse menu of tapas and snacks to enjoy with your wine. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

Verb

To me, half the point of hiking is snacking in beautiful places. — Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

Make sure to freshly shave your cheese for the best results to snack on mid-festivities. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English snak bite, from snaken to bite, perhaps from Middle Dutch snacken to snap at — more at snatch

First Known Use

Noun

1757, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1807, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing snack

• snack bar

Rhymes for snack

• ack
• brack
• clack
• crack
• dak
• flack
• flak
• hack
• jack
• knack
• lac
• lack

Kids Definition

snack

noun

ˈsnak

: a light meal : lunch