snack
1 of 2noun
ˈsnak 
: a light meal : food eaten between regular meals
also : food suitable for snacking
snack
2 of 2verb
snacked; snacking; snacks
intransitive verb
: to eat a snack
Example Sentences
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
Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 13 Sep. 2022 Garner made the quick, nostalgic snack in the newest episode of her Pretend Cooking Show. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 Made of Corian, this island has beautiful waterfall sides, ample space for meal preparation, and seating for informal meals, a snack, or entertaining. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Thanks to cayenne pepper sauce and ranch seasoning, this dish becomes a tasty game-day snack, side dish, or entrée. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Chickpeas are another easy-access snack that contain high levels of fiber and protein. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Visitors during Thursday’s grand opening will have the opportunity to tour the new facility, snack on some ice cream and chat in-person with staff, who some clients have only been speaking to virtually since the pandemic began. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Puppy chow is an unputdownable snack in which rice cereal squares are coated in a mix of peanut butter, chocolate and sometimes butter, before being tossed in confectioners’ sugar. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022 An easy, one-handed snack, gai daan jai (egg waffles, egg puffs or eggettes) is the ideal street food. Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Megan Graham, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 This nifty electric s’mores maker makes the quintessential campfire snack easy to prepare right in the comfort of your kitchen. Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 10 Sep. 2022 Don't take your phone out, don't snack, don't think about work. Expert Panel, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Get a nitro cold brew, or something more decadent like the mocha frappe, and snack on tacos or a banh mi. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 1 July 2022 Food trucks will be on-site and guests can also snack on some of the orchard’s signature food items. cleveland, 28 June 2022 Each baby is different — some like to snack more often, and others drink more at one time and go longer between feedings. Tribune News Service, al, 7 June 2022 More than two decades after turning down a $120 million offer from Quaker Oats, Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford, the majority owners of Clif Bar, have agreed to sell the energy bar company to snack giant Mondelez for $2.9 billion. Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes, 24 June 2022 For customers looking for something to snack on, the summer menu has one new item and a few returning fan favorites. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022 See More
Noun
This versatile dessert is both a sweet snack and an eye-catching centerpiece. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 13 Sep. 2022 Garner made the quick, nostalgic snack in the newest episode of her Pretend Cooking Show. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 Made of Corian, this island has beautiful waterfall sides, ample space for meal preparation, and seating for informal meals, a snack, or entertaining. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Thanks to cayenne pepper sauce and ranch seasoning, this dish becomes a tasty game-day snack, side dish, or entrée. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Chickpeas are another easy-access snack that contain high levels of fiber and protein. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Visitors during Thursday’s grand opening will have the opportunity to tour the new facility, snack on some ice cream and chat in-person with staff, who some clients have only been speaking to virtually since the pandemic began. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Puppy chow is an unputdownable snack in which rice cereal squares are coated in a mix of peanut butter, chocolate and sometimes butter, before being tossed in confectioners’ sugar. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022 An easy, one-handed snack, gai daan jai (egg waffles, egg puffs or eggettes) is the ideal street food. Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Verb
The most recent Super Bowl, for example, was again a parade of celebrities hawking big companies’ products in categories from automobiles to snack food. Megan Graham, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 This nifty electric s’mores maker makes the quintessential campfire snack easy to prepare right in the comfort of your kitchen. Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 10 Sep. 2022 Don't take your phone out, don't snack, don't think about work. Expert Panel, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Get a nitro cold brew, or something more decadent like the mocha frappe, and snack on tacos or a banh mi. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 1 July 2022 Food trucks will be on-site and guests can also snack on some of the orchard’s signature food items. cleveland, 28 June 2022 Each baby is different — some like to snack more often, and others drink more at one time and go longer between feedings. Tribune News Service, al, 7 June 2022 More than two decades after turning down a $120 million offer from Quaker Oats, Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford, the majority owners of Clif Bar, have agreed to sell the energy bar company to snack giant Mondelez for $2.9 billion. Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes, 24 June 2022 For customers looking for something to snack on, the summer menu has one new item and a few returning fan favorites. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022 See More 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
Kids Definition
snack 1 of 2
noun
ˈsnak
: a small amount of food eaten between meals
snack
2 of 2verb
snacked; snacking
: to eat a small amount of food between meals
snacking
verb
as in noshing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- noshing
- grazing
- nibbling
- pecking
- tasting
- picking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- overeating
- gorging
- swilling
- gormandizing
- pigging out
- petit larcenies
- petit larceny
- petit mal
- petit mal epilepsy
- petit mal seizure
- petit point
- petit sergeanty
- petit theft
- petit treason
- petit-maître
- Petit-Nègre
- Petitcodiac
- petite
- petite bourgeoisie
- petite marmite
- petite noblesse
- petite sirah
- petite syrah
- petiteness
- petitenesses
- petiter
- petites
- petites perceptions
- petitest
- petitgrain