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Definition of Lunch
1. Verb. Take the midday meal. "Sam and Sue lunch"; "At what time are you lunching?"
2. Noun. A midday meal.
Generic synonyms: Meal, Repast
Specialized synonyms: Business Lunch
3. Verb. Provide a midday meal for. "She lunched us well"
Definition of Lunch
1. n. A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner.
2. v. i. To take luncheon.
Definition of Lunch
1. Noun. A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. ¹
2. Noun. (cricket) A break in play between the first and second sessions. ¹
3. Noun. (context: Minnesota US) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering. ¹
4. Verb. To eat lunch. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lunch
1. to eat a noonday meal [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lunch
Literary usage of Lunch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"lunch, in the modern sense, is a mere abbreviation of luncheon, though we shall
trace the latter back to lunch in the sense mentioned in the article above. ..."