snack

snack

 (snăk)

n.

1. A hurried or light meal.

2. Food eaten between meals.

intr.v. snacked, snack·ing, snacks

1. To eat a hurried or light meal: She had meetings all day but managed to snack in lieu of lunch.

2. To eat food between meals: She snacked during the baseball game.

Phrasal Verb:

snack on

To eat (food) between meals: snacked on pretzels.

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[Middle English snak, variant of snacche, trap, bite, from snacchen, to snap; see snatch.]

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snack′er n.

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snack

(snæk)

n

1. (Cookery) a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals

2. a sip or bite

3. rare a share

4. informal Austral a very easy task

vb

(Cookery) (intr) to eat a snack

[C15: probably from Middle Dutch snacken, variant of snappen to snap]

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snack

(snæk)

n.

1. a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, esp. one eaten between regular meals.

2. a share or portion.

v.i.

3. to have a snack or light meal, esp. between regular meals.

[1300–50; Middle English: a snap or bite, derivative of snacken to snap, bite; compare Middle Dutch snack a snap]

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snack

- First meant "bite, snap (of a dog)," from a Dutch word meaning "to bite."

See also related terms for snap.

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snack

Past participle: snacked
Gerund: snacking

Imperative

snack

snack

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snack - a light informal meal     collation, bite meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time refreshment - snacks and drinks served as a light meal nosh - (Yiddish) a snack or light meal coffee break, tea break - a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks"
Verb	1.	snack - eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals" nosh eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" browse, graze - eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing"

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snack

noun

1. light meal, bite, refreshment(s), nibble, titbit, bite to eat, elevenses (Brit. informal) Lunch was a snack in the fields.

verb

1. eat between meals, graze (informal), nibble She would improve her diet if she snacked less.

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snack

noun

A light meal:

bite, morsel.

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Translations

وَجْبَةٌ خَفِيفَةوَجْبَةٌ خَفيفَه

lehké jídlolehkýsvačina

snack

Imbisskleine ZwischenmahlzeitSnack

κολατσιόσνακ

tentempiéaperitivo

välipala

casse-croûtegrignoteren-casgoutergoûter

laki obrok

gyors étkezésnéhány harapás

snarl

spuntino

軽食間食間食するおやつ

가벼운 식사

lengvas užkandis

ātra maltīteuzkoda

snacktussendoortje

lett måltidnoe å bite i

przekąska

lanchemerenda

закускалегкая закускаперекус

ľahké jedlo

prigrizek

užinazakuska

mellanmål

อาหารว่าง

atıştırmahafif yemek

đồ ăn nhẹ

快餐点心

snack

[snæk]

A. N → tentempié m
to have a snack → tomar un tentempié, picar algo

B. VI = to have a snack

C. CPD snack bar N → cafetería f, lonchería f (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

snack

[ˈsnæk]

n → casse-croûte m inv
to have a snack → prendre un en-cas, manger quelque chose (de léger)

vi → grignoter
to snack on sth → grignoter qchsnack bar n → snack(-bar) m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snack

n → Kleinigkeit f → (zu essen), Imbiss m; to have a snack → eine Kleinigkeit essen, einen Imbiss zu sich (dat) → nehmen; we just have a snack for lunch → mittags essen wir nicht viel or groß (inf); too many snacks between meals … → wenn man zwischen den Mahlzeiten zu viel isst …

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

snack

[snæk] n → spuntino
to have a snack → fare uno spuntino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

snack

(snӕk) noun

a light, hasty meal. I usually have only a snack at lunchtime; (also adjective) We had a snack lunch in the pub. happie, peuseling وَجْبَةٌ خَفيفَه похапване lanche lehké jídlo; lehký der Imbiß, Imbiß-... snack; snack- πρόχειρο γεύμα, σνακtentempié suupiste خوراك مختصر välipala casse-croûte אֲרוּחָה קָלָה अल्पाहार, हल्का नाश्ता zalogaj, laki obrok gyors étkezés, (néhány) harapás makanan kecil snarl spuntino 軽食 간식 lengvas užkandis ātra maltīte; uzkoda makanan ringan hapjelett måltidprzekąska سپك خواړه، ناشتا، نارې refeição ligeira gustare, masă frugală легкая закуска ľahké al. rýchle občerstvenie; ľahký prigrizek užina matbit, mellanmål อาหารว่าง hafif yemek 速食 легка закуска ہلکا ناشتہ bữa ăn qua loa 点心，快餐

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

snack

→ وَجْبَةٌ خَفِيفَة svačina snack kleine Zwischenmahlzeit σνακ aperitivo, tentempié välipala en-cas laki obrok spuntino 軽食 가벼운 식사 snack noe å bite i przekąska lanche легкая закуска mellanmål อาหารว่าง atıştırma đồ ăn nhẹ 快餐

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

snack

n bocadillo, refrigerio, botana (Mex), algo que se come entre comidas; vi comer entre comidas, comer bocadillos

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