First Known Use: 1757
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1snack
noun \ˈsnak\
: a small amount of food eaten between meals
Full Definition of SNACK
: a light meal : food eaten between regular meals; also : food suitable for snacking
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Origin of SNACK
Middle English snak bite, from snaken to bite, perhaps from Middle Dutch snacken to snap at — more at snatch
2snack
intransitive verb
: to eat a small amount of food between meals : to eat a snack
Full Definition of SNACK
: to eat a snack
First Known Use of SNACK
1807
SNACK[1] Defined for Kids
1snack
noun \ˈsnak\
Definition of SNACK for Kids
: a small amount of food eaten between meals
2snack
verb
snackedsnack·ing
Definition of SNACK for Kids
: to eat a small amount of food between meals
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