snack

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A small amount of food eaten between meals.

   I had an apple as a snack in the afternoon.

2. 2
   verb

   To eat small amounts of food between meals.

   She likes to snack on nuts while she works.

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

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