Sekirov Dictionary

snack

/snæk/

noun 4
verb 5
forms 3
phrases 1

noun4

•
a little food, such as fruit or nuts, that someone has at a time other than a main meal
- Stay another fifteen minutes, in which we can have a snack of some kind in place of dinner. — 1927
A light meal.
•
(slang) A very sexy and attractive person.
- Up close, he was a total snack. “That was pretty slick.” “Well.” He cocked his head, “I'm a pretty slick guy.” “I'm Kevin,” I said. “Romeo,” he put out his hand. “You're kidding.” — 2008
•
(no longer used) A share; a part or portion.
- All my demurrs but double his attacks; / At last he vvhispers, "Do; and vve go snacks." — 1735

verb5

•
To eat a light meal.
- Insult is added to injury when I see the West Coast Railways dining train at the adjacent platform, where guests are sat snacking and drinking wine at a very sociable distance. — 2020
To eat between meals.
(no longer used) To bite.
(no longer used) To snatch.
(no longer used) To share.

forms

snacked · snacking · snacks

Phrases with snack

snack down on
To eat.

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome