Definitions for lunch
lʌntʃlunch

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

1. lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeunerverb

   a midday meal

2. lunchverb

   take the midday meal

   "At what time are you lunching?"

3. lunchverb

   provide a midday meal for

   "She lunched us well"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lunchnoun

   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. lunchnoun

   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. lunchnoun

   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. lunchnoun

   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. lunchverb

   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(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lunchnoun

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

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

2. Lunchverb

   to take luncheon

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

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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  

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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?

1. 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. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   The first lady has no business being involved in this, she wants to give her opinions? That's fine. She can give her opinions about what people should have for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. She's like any other American. She can give her opinions.

2. Superintendent Ken Wallace:

   In the upper left, there is what appears to be pizza grease, i can imagine somebody taking this out over lunch and saying, 'I wonder what this is all about.'.

3. Mitch Tuchman:

   It's a free lunch, but not if you yield to the temptations, you have to avoid falling prey to the sirens of active management.

4. Donald Trump:

   Donald Trump speaks as Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a join press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. ( Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)( Lehtikuva) Im not keeping anything under wraps. I couldnt care less, i had a conversation like every president does. You sit with the president of various countries. I do it with all countries. OPINION : PUTIN ATE TRUMPS LUNCH IN HELSINKI Schiff had previewed Mondays move in January, writing on Twitter :.

5. Rick DePiro:

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

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