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Definition of Lunch

1. Noun. A midday meal.

2. Verb. Take the midday meal. "Sam and Sue lunch"; "At what time are you lunching?"

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

lunate sigma lunate sigmas lunate sulcus lunate surface of acetabulum lunated lunately lunates lunatic lunatic asylum lunatic asylums

lunatic fringe lunatics lunation lunations lunatomalacia lunch (current term) lunch-time lunch-times lunch box lunch bucket

lunch buckets lunch kettle lunch lady lunch meat lunch meats lunch meeting lunch pail lunch pails lunch period

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. ..."

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