I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sandwich/snack bar (= an informal restaurant or shop selling sandwiches/snacks )
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I usually get some lunch from the sandwich bar.
snack bar
video snacking
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
light
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I should have left you to fix your light snack and have an early night.
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There is a pool with a bar for light snacks , and a lift to the beach.
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During the course of the four hours, twenty-four cups of coffee were consumed and any amount of light snacks .
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The bar here is also popular with the locals, as is the small cafe for light snacks .
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Impressive enough as a light visual snack , but ultimately a ten-minute gag stretched far past breaking point.
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In the gardens there is a pool and patio served by a poolside bar which offers light snacks at lunch time.
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Luncheon was produced in double-quick time, a light snack of herrings àla Broadstairs, pies and salads.
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Once at the College we settled into the homely and very adequate accommodation before having a light snack .
■ NOUN
food
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No Friday lunchtime at the pub with the other teachers, no beer, no snack foods , definitely no chips.
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These should include snack foods providing vital proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and fats.
■ VERB
eat
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Many people who have trouble with diets are used to eating lots of snacks during the day.
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For most people, the sugary snacks simply add calories, while making you want to eat more.
serve
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A buffet-style breakfast is served and snacks are available at lunchtime if required.
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For those who don't want to cook for themselves, the bar serves snacks .
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The swimming pool has a snack bar which serves snacks and drinks throughout the day.
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Appetisers Serve these tempting snacks with a glass or two of your favourite festive fizz.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a wine/coffee/snack etc bar
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Afterwards, I went to a wine bar with a couple of other crime writers.
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Complimentary coffee and tea; also has a coffee bar for espresso and biscotti.! end! &.
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If he was lucky he might start a wine bar when he left.
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The bakery has a coffee bar , and cappuccino is sixty cents!
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The other times he had sat in a coffee bar with her and listened to the juke box.
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There is a snack bar by the pool, a taverna in the grounds and an excellent restaurant in the Atlantis itself.
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Thurso has got a swimming pool and a wine bar .
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We went to a coffee bar .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Just before bedtime he had a snack of bread and cheese.
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The children have mid-morning snacks at about 11 o'clock -- usually fruit and a drink.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At night, there will be champagne and snacks.
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G add A, D, E and K to snacks made with olestra.
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I feel the need for another fattening snack .
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It is almost half-past six and I am due to meet Sunil in our room for a quick snack .
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Not much flavour, but a fibrous-to-spongy chewiness which sets it apart from the average savoury snack .
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On the other hand, there are times when a snack is needed.
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The breaking of the fast, called iftar, usually begins with a snack of dates and milk or water.
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We are only allowed to bring fruit as snacks to school.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Children who snack often develop poor eating habits.
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Tim was always snacking on potato chips and popcorn.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But like the classic wings, they are meaty and juicy and perfect for snacking.
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Don't eat or drink too many and don't snack on them during the day.
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Simple guidelines about only eating at the table at meal-times and not snacking may be required.
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They eat reasonably generous meals and they snack in between.