to eat lunch
1lunch — [lʌntʆ] noun [countable] 1. a meal eaten in the middle of the day: • facilities for conferences and private business lunches (= when business people go to lunch to discuss things or entertain customers ) • He has working lunches (= when …
2lunch hour — or lunchˈtime noun 1. The time of, or time allotted to, lunch 2. An interval allowed for lunch • • • Main Entry: ↑lunch * * * lunch hour UK US noun [countable] [singular …
3lunch — ► NOUN ▪ a meal eaten in the middle of the day. ► VERB ▪ eat lunch. ● out to lunch Cf. ↑out to lunch ● there s no such thing as a free lunch Cf. ↑there s no such thing as a free lunch …
4lunch|eon — «LUHN chuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. = lunch. (Cf. ↑lunch) 2. a formal lunch: »a luncheon of the ladies auxiliary at the church. 3. Scottish. a thick piece or lump of food: »Little Benjie…was cramming a huge luncheon of pie crust into his mouth… …
5lunch — [lunch] n. [earlier, a piece, thick piece < ?: first appears as rendering of Sp lonja, slice of ham, which it formerly paralleled in pronun.] 1. any light meal; esp., the regular midday meal between breakfast and dinner 2. the food prepared… …
6lunch break — n the time in the middle of the day when people at work or at school stop working to eat lunch …
7lunch|room — «LUHNCH ROOM, RUM», noun. 1. a restaurant in which light meals are served. 2. a room, an a school, factory, or office building, in which to eat lunch …
8lunch — lunch1 W2S1 [lʌntʃ] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: luncheon] 1.) a meal eaten in the middle of the day ▪ What s for lunch ? ▪ She ate a small lunch before the meeting. ▪ Perhaps we could have lunch before you go. ▪ I think I ll have soup… …
9lunch — 1 /lVntS/ noun (C, U) 1 a meal eaten in the middle of the day: at lunch: Anna said something at lunch about leaving. | have lunch: When do you usually have lunch? | have some lunch: I m starved. Let s have some lunch. | have sth for lunch: All I… …
10lunch — lunch1 [ lʌntʃ ] noun count or uncount *** a meal that you eat in the middle of the day: We stopped for a light (=small) lunch. for lunch: I ve got a sandwich for lunch. have lunch: Let s have lunch at that new restaurant. go to lunch: Mr. Miller …
