English noun: lunch | |||
1. | lunch (food) a midday meal | ||
Synonyms | dejeuner, luncheon, tiffin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | meal, repast | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | business lunch | ||
English verb: lunch | |||
1. | lunch (consumption) take the midday meal | ||
Samples | At what time are you lunching?. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue lunch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
2. | lunch (consumption) provide a midday meal for | ||
Samples | She lunched us well. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feed, give | ||