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

These recipes for muffins, snack mix, energy balls and more are proof that eating better doesn’t have to be boring, regardless of age. — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026

Several actions are already underway, Cunfer said, including closing two snacks plants in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. — Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

This week’s nutrition tips cover simple ways to support your kidneys, heart, and digestive system, from starting your morning with three dates to snacking on a handful of peanuts. — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026

Whereas other cohabitating cave fish are like neighbors, the demon and Southern cave fish are like roommates—if those roommates had been trapped together for millions of years and potentially snacked on each other’s children. — Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 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