snack
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- noun
- /snæk/
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tentempié
- After school, I like to have a snack before starting my homework.
- snacks between meals
- eat snacks
- healthy snacks
So grab a meal, grab a snack, and let's chat.
- So grab a meal, grab a snack, and let's chat.
- And now for my post run snack of choice, Chomps.
- Those are some of my favorite snacks, Indian and otherwise.
- They came out and brought us some snacks, Italian food.
- I like to travel with like snacks and food when I can.
- This is the best snack in the world.
- President, this is both a snack and a gift.
- When going to war, always pack a snack like Yttrion.
- I don't like vending machine snacks, but I'm feeling guilty.
Examples
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We enjoyed the wide variety of snacks while we got acquainted and made new friends.
Academic text (1994) -
Maybe we'll have ourselves a little snack before we hit the road.
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This over here is the little snack and coffee area.
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And it's perfect for a little snack, no?
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Best of all, they make the perfect snack for a small fish like me.
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Do you want anything, like a snack or something?
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But let me grab a snack, and we'll finish up upstairs.
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"I'll just run out for a snack, and we can make it another time."
Fiction book (1992) -
They came out and brought us some snacks, Italian food.
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He's invited me out for a casual snack.
Synonyms
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A small amount of food eaten quickly
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A light, fluffy snack from special corn kernels that pop when heated
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A small quick meal or snack
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A small light food you eat between meals, like chips or fruit
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A small light meal eaten late at night, often around midnight
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A small food to eat between meals that is better for your body than usual treats
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A small sweet food high in sugar eaten between meals as a treat
A light meal eaten between main meals
A small food that tastes salty or spicy rather than sweet
Thin pieces of potato cooked in hot oil until crispy and served as a side
Antonyms
Compounds
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A small food to eat between meals that is better for your body than usual treats
- Specialized
A short message that appears on the screen to tell you something and offer a quick action like undo
How Filling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snack comes from an old word that meant 'to bite quickly' and is like the English word snap. So a snack is a small, quick bite you eat between regular meals.