lunch


Definition: Meaning of, lunch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lʌn(t)ʃ /

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lunch lunches
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a meal eaten in the middle of the day
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  2. there's no (such thing as a) free lunch used to say that you cannot get anything without working for it or paying for it
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  3. out to lunch informal behaving or talking in a strange or crazy way
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
lunch lunched lunched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
lunching lunches
[formal]
  1. [intransitive] to eat lunch
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lunch used in phrases

  • box lunch (noun)
    1. American English a LUNCH (= a meal eaten in the middle of the day) that you take to school or work with you in a LUNCHbox [=  packed lunch British English]
  • business lunch (noun)
    1. usually at a restaurant lunch where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense
  • cut lunch (noun)
    1. ready-to-eat cold meal prepared in advance and packaged for taking to work/school, going on a trip, etc.
  • free lunch (noun)
    1. something acquired without effort, payment or obligation
  • liquid lunch (noun)
    1. or little informal the consumption of alcohol with no food at lunchtime
  • lunch box (noun)
    1. a container for carrying a packed cold meal
    2. British English, informal external male sex organs
  • lunch break (noun)
    1. the time in the middle of the day when people at work or at school stop working to eat lunch
  • lunch counter (noun)
    1. a place that serves simple meals for lunch, or a small restaurant that is only open at lunchtime
  • lunch hour (noun)
    1. the period of time in the middle of the day when people stop working in order to eat
  • lunch meat (noun)
    1. any of various sausages or moulded loaf meats sliced and served cold
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