Definition of snack
: a light meal : food eaten between regular meals;
also
: food suitable for snacking
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Examples of snack in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of snack from the Web
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There are also smaller stands around the zoo selling snacks and drinks.
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At an Israeli cafe that caters to Holocaust survivors, patrons gather to socialize, snack and dance to the music of their youth — but not to share the horrors of their past.
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The concession stand, operated by Cleveland FFA members, will offer traditional rodeo fare such as barbecue sandwiches, Frito pies, sausage on a stick, soft drinks and snacks.
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Plus, power ranking airplane snacks and getting made about The Masters.
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Every participating shop will have food, bakery, drinks or snacks and a raffle ticket or more.
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The price is more than the usual for a dinner in the collaborative series: $225 for eight to 10 courses, plus savory snacks and dessert bites, for about 17 plates in all.
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Meer will have plenty of other krauts, along with fermented onions and lemons, beet kvass, kombucha, a variety of coconut kefir options, cacao chip cookies, snacks and coconut-bee body products.
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Americans are spending more on higher-end snacks and fresher food for their pets as well as themselves.
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Origin and Etymology of snack
Middle English snak bite, from snaken to bite, perhaps from Middle Dutch snacken to snap at — more at snatch
Definition of snack
: to eat a snack
Examples of snack in a Sentence
She tries not to snack between meals.
I'll just snack on an apple if I'm hungry.
Recent Examples of snack from the Web
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Nutritionists and scientists have long touted insect consumption for humans as a sustainable and cheap source of protein, but snacking on bugs is a stomach-churning prospect for people in many countries and cultures.
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The film's ability to snack-shame audiences into 90 minutes worth of complete, munch-free silence.
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Maybe the sense of fluctuation contributes to the hallucinogenic qualities of Bar Biscay, which in some ways attempts to replicate a chic San Sebastián bar where everybody's drinking red wine and Coke, snacking on pinxtos, and rolling on molly.
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It was placed on the set as a prank on one of the ride's engineers who snacked on them during construction.
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Unlike classic frosé, which is more like a rosé slushie, Jeni's new sorbet is for snacking with a spoon.
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Inside, audience members sit at round cafe tables, snacking on pretzels and drinking wine and beer purchased at a bar set up in the back.
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There is also another theory that is was an easy way to free up a hand in order to smoke and snack at the same time.
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A thousand years ago, gigantic 12-foot-tall flightless birds roamed New Zealand, snacking peacefully on plants and fungi.
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First Known Use of snack
1807
SNACK Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of snack for English Language Learners
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: a small amount of food eaten between meals
snack
Definition of snack for English Language Learners
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: to eat a small amount of food between meals : to eat a snack
SNACK Defined for Kids
Definition of snack for Students
: a small amount of food eaten between meals
Definition of snack for Students
snacked;
snacking
: to eat a small amount of food between meals
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