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LUNCH
lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner
(noun) a midday meal
lunch
(verb) take the midday meal; “At what time are you lunching?”
lunch
(verb) provide a midday meal for; “She lunched us well”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lunch (countable and uncountable, plural lunches)
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
(cricket) A break in play between the first and second sessions.
(Minnesota, US) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
Synonyms
• (midday meal): luncheon; nones (obsolete)
Verb
lunch (third-person singular simple present lunches, present participle lunching, simple past and past participle lunched)
(intransitive) To eat lunch.
(transitive) To treat to lunch.
Source: Wiktionary
Lunch, n. Etym: [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov. Eng. nunc a lump.]
Definition: A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner.
Lunch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunched; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunching.]
Definition: To take luncheon. Smart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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