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Meaning of SNACK

Pronunciation:  snak

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a light informal meal
  2. [v]  eat a snack; eat lightly
 
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 Synonyms: bite, collation, nosh, nosh
 
 See Also: browse, coffee break, eat, graze, meal, refreshment, repast, tea break

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Snack\, n. [See {Snatch}, v. t.]
1. A share; a part or portion; -- obsolete, except in the
   colloquial phrase, {to go snacks}, i. e., to share.
         At last he whispers, ``Do, and we go snacks.''
                                               --Pope.
2. A slight, hasty repast. [Colloq.]
 

 

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