Definitions for lunch
lʌntʃlunch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeunerverb

   a midday meal

2. lunchverb

   take the midday meal

   "At what time are you lunching?"

3. lunchverb

   provide a midday meal for

   "She lunched us well"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lunchnoun

   A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner, most commonly about noontime.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lunchnoun

   A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

2. lunchnoun

   A break in play between the first and second sessions.

3. lunchnoun

   Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.

   After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.

4. lunchverb

   To eat lunch.

   I like to lunch in Italian restaurants.

5. Etymology: Recorded since 1580; presumably short for luncheon, apparently an alteration from nuncheon, nonechenche "light mid-day meal", itself from none "noon" (from nonus) + schench "drink" (from scenc, from scencan "pour out") and altered by northern English dialect lunch "hunk of bread or cheese" (1590), which probably is from lonja "a slice" (literally "loin")

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lunch, Luncheonnoun

   As much food as one’s hand can hold.

   Etymology: Minshaw derives it from louja, Spanish; Stephen Skinner from kleinken, a small piece, Teutonick. It probably comes from clutch or clunch.

   When hungry thou stood’st staring, like an oaf,
   I slic’d the luncheon from the barley loaf;
   With crumbled bread I thicken’d well the mess. John Gay.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lunch

   Lunch is a meal eaten around the middle of the day. It is commonly the second meal of the day, after breakfast, and varies in size by culture and region.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lunch

   Lunch is a meal that is typically eaten in the middle of the day, usually sometime between the morning and evening meals. It can vary greatly in size and content based on cultural norms and personal preference, and can include a wide range of foods such as sandwiches, salads, soups, or hot dishes. It serves to provide energy and nutrients for the afternoon's activities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Lunchnoun

   a luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner

2. Lunchverb

   to take luncheon

3. Etymology: [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov. Eng. nunc a lump.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lunch

   Lunch, an abbreviation of luncheon, is a midday meal, and is generally smaller than dinner, which is the main meal of the day whenever dinner is eaten. The origin of the words lunch and luncheon relate to a small meal originally eaten at any time of the day or night, but during the 20th century gradually focused toward a small meal eaten at midday.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lunch

   lunsh, n. a slight repast between breakfast and dinner—also Lunch′eon.—v.i. to take lunch.—n. Lunch′eon-bar, a counter at a restaurant where luncheons are served. [Lunch, a contr. of luncheon, itself extended from lunch, a lump.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lunch

   A moderate amount of food.

   It is important to eat lunch during the day.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LUNCH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lunch is ranked #146201 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lunch surname appeared 113 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lunch.
   
   69.9% or 79 total occurrences were White.
   23.8% or 27 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Eat
   • Feed

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lunch' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2129

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lunch' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1058

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lunch' in Nouns Frequency: #808

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce lunch?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lunch in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lunch in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lunch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lunch in a Sentence

1. Guillermo Ossés:

   There's no free lunch, but at least you're getting paid for the risk you're taking.

2. Karena Dawn:

   That could mean taking a walk during your lunch break or moving your workout outside, because in nature is where you can find a moment to actually be present, and listen to trees or the birds.

3. Ahmed Khaled:

   It's a place where you see only beauty, you can enjoy a drink or lunch by the sea.

4. Katie Mahon:

   We launched less than a week ago and have received more than 18 hundred phone calls, and it keeps climbing, we have had more than 400 before lunch today !

5. Brook Brubeck:

   A reduced price is 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch, we know of many families that rely on those during the school year to be able to provide nutritious, healthy meals because they really can't afford to send lunch for their kids or they can't afford to have breakfast.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lunch
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=lunch
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lunch
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lunch
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lunch
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lunch
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lunch