SINCE 1828
lunch
noun
\ ˈlənch
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Definition of lunch
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a usually light meal
especially
: one taken in the middle of the day
2
: the food prepared for a lunch
out to lunch
slang
: out of touch with reality
lunch
verb
lunched;
lunching;
lunches
Definition of lunch (Entry 2 of 2)
: to eat lunch
: to treat to lunch
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Examples of lunch in a Sentence
Noun
I like to eat a healthy lunch every day. We took a picnic lunch to the park. They've brought their own lunches with them. I had just a sandwich for lunch. I bought her some lunch.Verb
She often lunches in the park.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Lupita Nyong'o shows up early for lunch at a waterfront restaurant in Brooklyn Bridge Park. — Veronica Chambers, Marie Claire, "Lupita in the Lead," 5 Feb. 2019 On Monday, Selena was photographed stepping out of an L.A. restaurant after meeting with a friend for lunch, according to The Daily Mail. — Gianluca Russo, Teen Vogue, "Selena Gomez Wore a Cream-Colored Cowl Neck Sweater," 1 Jan. 2019 For lunch: The lobster rolls and fried clams at Morgan’s Lobster Shack are some of the area’s best. — Todd Plummer, Vogue, "Why Bay Area Residents Are Flocking to Truckee, California—And You Should Too," 11 Dec. 2018 In August, a Smith College employee called the the campus police on a black student eating her lunch. — Charlotte West, Teen Vogue, "University of Texas San Antonio Professor Allegedly Calls Police on Black Student for Putting Feet Up," 13 Nov. 2018 Images posted on social media showed several demonstrators eating lunch in Grassley's office as aides took notes of their complaints. — Gregg Re, Fox News, "Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford opens door to testifying next week," 20 Sep. 2018 The 73-year-old customer went to the fast food chain in Lakewood for lunch and tried to use a buy-one-get-one Whopper coupon for his purchase. — Fox News, "Ohio Burger King customer calls 911 after employee refuses to honor coupons," 16 Sep. 2018 But this is still a refugee camp, and daily transactions happen in small sums of cash — the equivalent of 50 cents for a ride on a motorcycle taxi called a boda-boda, $2 for lunch, $15 a month for electricity. — Deirdre Fernandes, BostonGlobe.com, "An education in hope," 7 July 2018 Three meals a day is a thing of the past as nearly three-quarters of Americans no longer eat a traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner, according to a new study. — Zoya Gervis, Fox News, "Majority of Americans no longer eat 3 meals a day, study finds," 27 Sep. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Black rhino—some mammalian reflection of the Jurassic, thick-skinned toughness of this landscape—lumber through the ravines, lunching on the weird euphorbia plants that are toxic to most other creatures. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Going Off-Grid in Namibia," 21 Dec. 2018 The royal family last month released three photos of a smiling Mrs. Robinson lunching with a dazed-looking Princess Latifa. — Ann Mcelhinney And Phelim Mcaleer, WSJ, "Mrs. Robinson and the Missing Princess," 9 Jan. 2019 Bottom-dwelling on these menus forced us into territory that ladies who lunch might be more familiar with. — Fox, Town & Country, "A Table for Mr. Fox," 21 Nov. 2012 The two young women shared a lot of the same friends and many of the same interests, and were soon lunching together every week. — Marcia Moody, Town & Country, "Inside Princess Diana's Complicated Friendship with Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York," 22 July 2018 As a child, Blum would spend the week with his mother, an art historian, in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and weekends in Manhattan with his dad, lunching at the Odeon and visiting museums and galleries. — Alex Bhattacharji, WSJ, "How Producer Jason Blum is Disrupting Hollywood," 16 July 2018 When visiting Spain for a wedding, my husband dunked churros (cinnamon donut sticks) in his hot chocolate, lunched on baguettes lined with the country’s famous jámon Ibérico (cured ham), and sampled every variety of tapas on bread known to man. — SELF, "I'm a Foodie With Celiac Disease. Here's Why I Love Traveling to Sweden," 25 Sep. 2018 Two days after the Bannon announcement, Wigmore and Banks lunched with the Russian ambassador and discussed Trump's prospects and their upcoming trip to Mississippi. — chicagotribune.com, "How the 'Bad Boys of Brexit' forged ties with Russia and the Trump campaign and came under scrutiny," 29 June 2018 Days spent organizing recipes and photos, and lunching with friends, proved less engaging than expected. — Paula Span, New York Times, "Many Americans Try Retirement, Then Change Their Minds," 30 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lunch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lunch
noun
English Language Learners Definition of lunch
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a light meal eaten in the middle of the day
lunch
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of lunch (Entry 2 of 2)
: to eat lunch
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lunch
noun
\ ˈlənch
\
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Kids Definition of lunch
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a light meal especially when eaten in the middle of the day
It's time for lunch.
2
: food prepared for lunch
You're eating my lunch!
lunch
verb
lunched;
lunching
Kids Definition of lunch (Entry 2 of 2)
: to eat lunch
Let's lunch in the park.
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