lunch

 
Pronunciation: /lʌn(t)ʃ/

noun

  • a meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically one that is lighter or less formal than an evening meal: a light lunch [mass noun]: do join us for lunch

verb

[no object, with adverbial]
  • eat lunch: he told his wife he was lunching with a client
  • [with object] take (someone) out for lunch: public relations people lunch their clients there

Phrases

do lunch

informal, chiefly North American meet for lunch: you’re a doll—we’ll do lunch!

out to lunch

informal temporarily not in command of one’s mental faculties.

there's no such thing as a free lunch

proverb it isn’t possible to get something for nothing.

Derivatives

luncher

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: abbreviation of luncheon