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 | ||