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snack

noun

  1. portion of food often smaller than a regular meal
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verb

  1. eat snack
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /snæk/

noun

Etymology: See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source.

  1. A share; a part or portion.

    “All my demurrs but double his attacks; / At laſt he vvhiſpers, "Do; and vve go ſnacks."”

    “"Have you exhibited very much?" said Young Person in the bar-parlour of the "Coach and Horses," where Mr Watkins was skilfully accumulating local information on the night of his arrival. / "Very little," said Mr Watkins, "just a snack here and there."”

verb

Etymology: See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source.

  1. To snatch.
  2. To bite.
  3. To share.