Definitions for Lunch
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner(verb)

   a midday meal

2. lunch(verb)

   take the midday meal

   "At what time are you lunching?"

3. lunch(verb)

   provide a midday meal for

   "She lunched us well"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lunch(n.)

   A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner, most commonly about noontime.

   Etymology: [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov. Eng. nunc a lump.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lunch(Noun)

   A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1580; presumably short for luncheon, apparently an alteration from nuncheon, nonechenche "light mid-day meal", itself from none "noon" (from nonus) + schench "drink" (from scenc, from scencan "pour out") and altered by northern English dialect lunch "hunk of bread or cheese" (1590), which probably is from lonja "a slice" (literally "loin")

2. lunch(Noun)

   A break in play between the first and second sessions.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1580; presumably short for luncheon, apparently an alteration from nuncheon, nonechenche "light mid-day meal", itself from none "noon" (from nonus) + schench "drink" (from scenc, from scencan "pour out") and altered by northern English dialect lunch "hunk of bread or cheese" (1590), which probably is from lonja "a slice" (literally "loin")

3. lunch(Noun)

   Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.

   After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1580; presumably short for luncheon, apparently an alteration from nuncheon, nonechenche "light mid-day meal", itself from none "noon" (from nonus) + schench "drink" (from scenc, from scencan "pour out") and altered by northern English dialect lunch "hunk of bread or cheese" (1590), which probably is from lonja "a slice" (literally "loin")

4. lunch(Verb)

   To eat lunch.

   I like to lunch in Italian restaurants.

   Etymology: Recorded since 1580; presumably short for luncheon, apparently an alteration from nuncheon, nonechenche "light mid-day meal", itself from none "noon" (from nonus) + schench "drink" (from scenc, from scencan "pour out") and altered by northern English dialect lunch "hunk of bread or cheese" (1590), which probably is from lonja "a slice" (literally "loin")

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Lunch(noun)

   a luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner

   Etymology: [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov. Eng. nunc a lump.]

2. Lunch(verb)

   to take luncheon

   Etymology: [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov. Eng. nunc a lump.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lunch

   Lunch, an abbreviation of luncheon, is a midday meal, and is generally smaller than dinner, which is the main meal of the day whenever dinner is eaten. The origin of the words lunch and luncheon relate to a small meal originally eaten at any time of the day or night, but during the 20th century gradually focused toward a small meal eaten at midday.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lunch

   lunsh, n. a slight repast between breakfast and dinner—also Lunch′eon.—v.i. to take lunch.—n. Lunch′eon-bar, a counter at a restaurant where luncheons are served. [Lunch, a contr. of luncheon, itself extended from lunch, a lump.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lunch

   A moderate amount of food.

   It is important to eat lunch during the day.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Lunch' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2129

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Lunch' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1058

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Lunch' in Nouns Frequency: #808

How to pronounce Lunch?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Lunch in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lunch in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lunch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Lunch in a Sentence

1. Rick DePiro:

   You don't get a free lunch until you can afford to buy the restaurant.

2. Horatio Mihet:

   If students are permitted to pass out Valentine or birthday cards at school or to talk about Superman and Captain America at lunch, they cannot be prohibited from sharing Bible verses and discussing their faith during their free, non-instructional time.

3. Joundi White:

   I eat lunch alone, i don't have people to relate to at work.

4. Superintendent Steven Unowsky:

   A hot lunch should never be taken from a child, one of the things that we can do as adults is model failure with grace. We absolutely failed in this situation and our team is working to try and rectify the mistakes that we've made.

5. Jaime Matheson:

   The student in question did receive a lunch. Students who come up to the lunch line without money receive a lunch of an entrée or sandwich plus side dishes or fresh fruit and milk. An employee of the company would not be let go because they provide this lunch to a student, we can't get into specifics because personnel decisions are confidential to honor privacy, however employees receive and sign their acknowledgment to company policies. When these aren't followed, corrective action is put in place, up to and including termination. We're all proud of our ability to provide meals to those in need.

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