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

Then again, there are always more snacks (and craft beers) waiting in the van that takes you back to the lodge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Before going to bed, Joy leaves out a generous spread of midnight snacks packed full of chicken for the guests, who stay up late. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

Star67, a private-dining concept, kept the crowd snacking on birthday cake bites and ice cream sundaes as the drinks flowed. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

The Hillshire snack packs with white cheese and gouda were measured above proper cold holding temperature. — Sacbee.com, 2 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