I. ˈsnak verb
Etymology: Middle English snaken, probably from Middle Dutch snacken to snap at, bite, chatter — more at snatch
intransitive verb
1. dialect : to snatch something with the teeth : snap , bite
2. : to lunch especially between meals
transitive verb
1. chiefly dialect : to go shares on : divide into portions and share
2. chiefly Scotland : to seize by or as if by snatching
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English snake, from snaken, v.
1. chiefly Scotland : a snap or snatch with the teeth (as by a dog)
2. : share — often used in the phrase go snacks
go snacks in the profits — Temple Bar
3.
a. : a slight amount (as of liquor) : taste , bit
b. : food served or taken informally usually in small amounts and typically under other circumstances than as a regular meal
had coffee and a snack
took time for a snack at noon
dinner was a mere snack
III. adjective
Etymology: perhaps from snack (II)
1. chiefly Scotland : keenly alert : clever , quick
2. chiefly Scotland : snappish , peevish
IV. adverb
chiefly Scotland : with dispatch : quickly , smartly
V. noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
: a fives ball