snack
[ snak ]
/ snæk /
noun
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
a share or portion.
Australian Slang.
something easily done.
verb (used without object)
to have a snack or light meal, especially between regular meals: They snacked on tea and cake.
Idioms for snack
go snack/snacks,
to share (profits or returns).
Origin of snack
1300–50; (noun) Middle English: a snap or bite, derivative of
snacken to snap, bite; compare Middle Dutch
snack a snap; (v.) derivative of the noun
Words nearby snack
smyrnean,
smyth,
smyth sewing,
smørrebrød,
sn,
snack,
snack bar,
snack table,
snackette,
snaffle,
snafu
Example sentences from the Web for snack
British Dictionary definitions for snack
snack
/ (snæk) /
noun
a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals
a sip or bite
rare
a share
Australian informal
a very easy task
verb
(intr)
to eat a snack
Word Origin for snack
C15: probably from Middle Dutch
snacken, variant of
snappen to
snap