snack
Americannoun
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a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
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a share or portion.
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Slang. a sexy and physically attractive person; hottie.
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Australian Slang. something easily done.
verb (used without object)
idioms
noun
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a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals
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a sip or bite
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rare a share
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informal a very easy task
verb
Etymology
Origin of snack
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English verb snacchen, snac(c)he, snak “(of a dog) to snap at, bite, seize”; Middle English noun snacche, snak(e); further origin uncertain; compare Middle Dutch snacken “(of a dog) to snap”: Norwegian dialect snaka “(of an animal) to snatch”
Example Sentences
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The kitchens in other cabins also had food left out on the counters: packages of half-eaten snacks, fruits and vegetables rotting after a week without refrigeration.
From Los Angeles Times
Crowds swarmed a revitalized downtown’s “MoonPie Over Mobile” celebration, in which an oversize replica of the famous Southern snack descended from the RSA’s building.
The British snacks giant said it had entered into a consultation process over Tyrrells-brand vegetable crisps following a "sustained decline in demand and the loss of key export volumes".
From BBC
In the right situation, a nap and a snack could sometimes be put off for a little exploring.
From Literature
His rider contains only healthful snacks: granola bars, melon slices, grapes large as ping-pong balls.
From Los Angeles Times
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