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

Lay’s is bringing some familiar holiday flavors to the snack aisle this season with five limited-edition varieties inspired by traditional dishes and desserts. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

The snack brand is now sold in about 2,600 stores nationwide, including Target, Lunds & Byerlys and Kowalski's. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Verb

Zombie white dwarfs go green The researchers found that some dead star white dwarfs can go a little green around the gills after snacking on orbiting planets. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

One of the internet’s greatest gifts has been candid paparazzi photos of Ben Affleck spilling Dunkin Donuts, disgruntledly smoking, and snacking on fast food in drive-thrus. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Oct. 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