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Lunch and Lunchtime Definitions

Lunch

A meal eaten at midday.

Lunchtime

The time during which lunch is usually eaten.

Lunch

The food provided for a midday meal.

Lunchtime

The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.

Lunch

To eat a midday meal.
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Lunchtime

A break in work or school to eat lunch.
It's almost lunchtime, so I think I'll finish up later this afternoon.

Lunch

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

Lunchtime

The time for eating lunch; as, he observed a regular lunchtime.

Lunch

(cricket) A break in play between the first and second sessions.

Lunchtime

The customary or habitual hour for eating lunch;
He observed a regular lunchtime
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Lunch

Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.

Lunch

(intransitive) To eat lunch.
I like to lunch in Italian restaurants.

Lunch

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

Lunch

A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner, most commonly about noontime.

Lunch

To take luncheon.
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Lunch

A midday meal

Lunch

Take the midday meal;
At what time are you lunching?

Lunch

Provide a midday meal for;
She lunched us well

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