snack A2 Topic:Food & Drink US /snæk/ See IPA manual Freq #5398 Meanings 1 noun A small amount of food eaten between meals. I had an apple as a snack in the afternoon. 2 verb To eat small amounts of food between meals. She likes to snack on nuts while she works. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small amount of food... bite Word family Forms snackedsnackingsnacks Derived forms nonsnackoversnacksnaccidentsnackablesnackadiumsnackagesnackersnackerysnackettesnackiesnackishsnackle Related forms munchiestakeaway Common collocations snack bar Noun + noun Etymology AI details See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # snack **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /snæk/ **Frequency rank:** 5398 ## Meanings 1. A small amount of food eaten between meals. 2. To eat small amounts of food between meals. ## Examples - I had an apple as a snack in the afternoon. - She likes to snack on nuts while she works. ## Derived Forms - nonsnack - oversnack - snaccident - snackable - snackadium - snackage - snacker - snackery - snackette - snackie - snackish - snackle ## Related Forms - munchies - takeaway ## Etymology See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source. ## AI Etymology Snack: See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source. In current use it includes senses such as A small amount of food eaten between meals and To eat small amounts of food between meals. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown