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| snack [ snak ] |
noun (plural snacks) |
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1. small meal: a small meal of prepared or easy-to-prepare food eaten in place of a main meal or between main meals
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2. food for snack: a food suitable for eating between meals or instead of a main meal
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intransitive verb (past and past participle snacked, present participle snack·ing, 3rd person present singular snacks) |
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eat between meals: to eat between the times that meals are usually served, or eat a snack instead of a main meal
 I've been snacking all afternoon.
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| [15th century. < Middle Dutch snac "bite"] |
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