hasty+repast

  • 1snack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. repast, collation, refreshment, coffee break. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. luncheon, bite, slight meal, hasty repast; see lunch , meal 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. bite, nosh,… …

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  • 2Snack — 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. [1913 Webster] At last he whispers, Do, and we go snacks. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A slight, hasty repast.… …

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  • 3snack — n. 1. Share, snip. 2. Luncheon, slight meal, hasty repast …

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  • 4Food — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Eating. < N PARAG:Food >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eating eating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition gulp epulation mastication manducation rumination Sgm: N 1 hippophagy hippophagy …

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