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# snack

noun, verb (snack, snacks, snacked, snacking)

«snack» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A snack is a small amount of food eaten between meals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#m1)
2. To snack is to eat a snack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#m2)

### In the lessons

Maths: things counted or bought; snacks shared among children; sharing equally is division; snacks per child is a rate. Health: healthy snacks like fruit, nuts or yogurt; not too much sugar. Everyday: snack time, a snack bar, after-school snack.

### Examples

- Each child gets 2 snacks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x1)
- A snack costs $1.25. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x2)
- She packed 24 snacks for 8 friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x3)
- How many snacks are left? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x4)
- An apple is a healthy snack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x5)
- We have snack time at ten o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x6)
- Try not to snack on sweets before dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x7)
- The snack bar at the pool sells ice lollies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x8)
- "My Father," begs the Prince, "there's an old fellow of mine here; please let him take a snack with us." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun, regular verb. Sharing snacks equally is division; snacks per child is a rate. Trap: none.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snack» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snack/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snack» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snack.html) on Mova free.