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lunch

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lunch  (lnch)
n.
1. A meal eaten at midday.
2. The food provided for a midday meal.
intr.v. lunched, lunch·ing, lunch·es
To eat a midday meal.
Idiom:
out to lunch Slang
Not in touch with the real world; crazy.

[Short for luncheon.]

luncher n.

lunch
Noun
a meal eaten during the middle of the day
Verb
to eat lunch [shortened from luncheon]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lunchlunch - a midday meal
meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
business lunch - lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense
Verb1.lunch - take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?"
eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
2.lunch - provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well"
feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
Translations
Spanish lunch [lʌntʃ] nalmuerzo, comida
vialmorzar;
to invite sb to or for lunch → invitar a algn a almorzar

French lunch [lʌntʃ] ndéjeuner m
vidéjeuner;
it is his lunch hour → c'est l'heure où il déjeune;
to invite sb to or for lunch → inviter qn à déjeuner

German lunch [lʌntʃ] nMittagessen nt;
(time) → Mittagszeit f
vizu Mittag essen

Italian lunch [lʌntʃ] npranzo, colazione f;
to invite sb to or for lunch → invitare qn a pranzo or a colazione

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"A lunch isn't zactly breakfast," she said to Billina, who sat beside her curiously watching.
Bounderby (whom he just knew by sight), at lunch on chop and sherry.
HE punted back again amongst the water- plants, and took some lunch out of his basket.
 
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