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lunch Definition

lunch (lunc̸h)

noun

  1. any light meal; esp., the regular midday meal between breakfast and dinner
  2. the food prepared for such a meal

Etymology: earlier, a piece, thick piece < ?: first appears as rendering of Sp lonja, slice of ham, which it formerly paralleled in pronun.

intransitive verb

to eat lunch

transitive verb

to provide lunch for

lunch Related Forms
lunch′er noun
lunch Idioms

out to lunch

Slang
  1. inattentive, distracted, etc.
  2. eccentric or insane
lunch Synonyms

lunch

n.

meal, light repast, luncheon, refreshment, sandwich, snack, tea, high tea.

lunch Synonyms

lunch

v.

dine, have lunch, take a lunch break, do lunch; see eat 1.

lunch Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • eat: The PTA offered to hire a hall in town for students to eat lunch.
  • cook: Hours were very long and the principle of a communal cooked lunch arose at this time because members just went home to sleep.
  • enjoy: We even had a lift down by cable car and were able to enjoy lunch on the summit.

Preposition: on

  • moorings: Stopped for lunch on the visitor moorings at the top of the Aston Locks.

Adjective modifier

  • packed: Please see the packed lunch menu in your suite We require 24 hours notice for packed lunches to ensure the freshest of produce.
  • leisurely: The absence of wind meant a leisurely lunch till the sea breeze finally made its way to Bewl Reservoir.
  • delicious: We headed back to another delicious lunch at the lodge.
  • hearty: We holed into a pub and enjoyed a hearty lunch.

Modifies a noun

  • break: Drop by for a break from shopping or during your lunch break, pop in for a light lunch or Business Lunch.
  • menu: Please see the packed lunch menu in your suite We require 24 hours notice for packed lunches to ensure the freshest of produce.

Noun used with modifier

  • buffet: A free buffet lunch will be provided at both seminars.
  • picnic: Picnic lunches can be obtained from shops in the village.
  • sandwich: A sandwich lunch is provided for all full day courses.
  • pub: Pub lunch day tomorrow, with my former colleagues.
  • celebratory: However much lip-service may be paid at celebratory lunches.
  • seafood: Day 11: Halong bay boat cruise, with a delicious seafood lunch served on board; overnight on Ca Ba Island.

Possessives

  • plowman: Got to Upton for plowman's lunch in pub.

Preposition: at

  • noon: There will be coffee/tea at 10.00am and a packed lunch at 12.00 noon.

Preposition: in

  • refectory: As part of the fun days, about 300 children toured the University and enjoyed lunch in the refectory.
  • cafeteria: Professionals GBP 100 Registered Students GBP 40 A light lunch in the cafeteria is included.
lunch Quotes

The free lunch has still to be invented.

—Greenspan, Alan

My idea of long-range planning is lunch.

—Ogden, Frank also known as  'DrTomorrow'

A naked lunch is natural to us, we eat reality sandwiches. But allegories are so much lettuce. Don't hide the madness.

—Ginsberg, Allen

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

—Friedman, Milton

The Emperor Caligula 's Habits were somewhat irrigula. When he sat down to lunch He got drunk at onch.

—Longden, Robert Paton

I wish the meeting had been as good as the lunch.

—Christopher,Warren Minor