lunch

[ luhnch ]

noun

1. a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
2. any light meal or snack.
3. a restaurant or lunchroom:

   Let's eat at the dairy lunch.

verb (used without object)

1. to eat lunch:

   We lunched quite late today.

verb (used with object)

1. to provide lunch for:

   They lunched us in regal fashion.

lunch

/ lʌntʃ /

noun

1. a meal eaten during the middle of the day
2. (among older people) mid-afternoon tea

verb

1. intr to eat lunch
2. tr to provide or buy lunch for

Derived Forms

• ˈluncher, noun

Other Words From

• luncher noun
• lunchless adjective
• pre·lunch adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunch¹

First recorded in 1585–95; short for luncheon

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunch¹

C16: probably short form of luncheon

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. out to lunch, Slang. not paying attention or tending to business; negligent:

   You must have been out to lunch when you wrote that weird report.

More idioms and phrases containing lunch

see eat someone alive (someone's lunch) ; free lunch ; lose one's lunch ; out to (lunch) .

Example Sentences

Emails reportedly sent in advance of official visits, including to a VIP lunch, ask for "no bananas" to be allowed on certain premises and refer to Brandberg having a "strong allergy" to the fruit.

From BBC

On the day Lucy died her mum visited her in hospital and took her out for lunch.

From BBC

He said he lost some conservative friends at the time who were no longer willing to join him for lunch or come to his house for dinner.

From Los Angeles Times

By the look of that lunch table above, Trump is spending most of his time playing golf and tweeting, as usual.

From Salon

Phones will not be allowed during lunch or breaks, and each campus will decide how the devices will be stored or locked up.

From Los Angeles Times