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snack

US /snæk/

noun Core · B1 Ăn uống

Definition

a light informal meal

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Free snacks are available in the break room every afternoon.

Word Family

NounNoun
snack gốc snacker
VerbVerb
snack gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • bitea wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
  • refreshmentsnacks and drinks served as a light meal

Collocations

  • Easy healthy snack
    describing healthy snack (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
  • Medium snack bar in the office lounge
    to snack bar in the office lounge, meaning to eat a snack; eat lightly
  • Hard snack on energy bars between shifts
    to snack on energy bars between shifts, meaning to eat a snack; eat lightly
  • Very Hard snack-sized nuggets of misinformation
    a collocation phrase: snack-sized nuggets of misinformation

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