"dunch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dʌnt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dunch.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dunches [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌntʃ Etymology: From Middle English dunche, perhaps from Old English *dynċ, from Proto-Germanic *dunkiz. Compare Old Norse dykr, dynkr (“a crashing noise”), Danish dunk (“a blow”), Swedish dunk (“a thump, clap”), Norwegian dunk (“a knock, bump”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dunche}} Middle English dunche, {{inh|en|ang|*dynċ}} Old English *dynċ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*dunkiz}} Proto-Germanic *dunkiz, {{cog|non|dykr}} Old Norse dykr, {{m|non|dynkr|t=a crashing noise}} dynkr (“a crashing noise”), {{cog|da|dunk|t=a blow}} Danish dunk (“a blow”), {{cog|sv|dunk|t=a thump, clap}} Swedish dunk (“a thump, clap”), {{cog|no|dunk|t=a knock, bump}} Norwegian dunk (“a knock, bump”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dunch (plural dunches)
  1. (dialectal) A push; knock; bump. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-dunch-en-noun-l83sYIun
  2. (golf) A fat hit from a claggy lie. Categories (topical): Golf
    Sense id: en-dunch-en-noun-lmziVF6c Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /dʌnt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dunch.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ʌntʃ Etymology: Blend of dinner + lunch, probably in imitation of brunch. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dinner|lunch}} Blend of dinner + lunch, {{m|en|brunch}} brunch Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} dunch
  1. (informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner. Tags: informal, rare Categories (topical): Food and drink Synonyms: linner, lupper Related terms: brinner, brunch, brupper Translations (meal between lunch and dinner): adverenn [feminine] (Breton), berenar [masculine] (Catalan), merenda (Interlingua), merenda [feminine] (Italian), عصرانه ('asrâne) (Persian), merenda [feminine] (Portuguese), olovrant [masculine] (Slovak), merienda [feminine] (Spanish), êrene [feminine] (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-dunch-en-noun-cqTTiCrK Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 8 11 29 8 15 10 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 19 31 2 6 23 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [English]

IPA: /dʌnt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dunch.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dunches [present, singular, third-person], dunching [participle, present], dunchin [participle, present], dunched [participle, past], dunched [past]
Rhymes: -ʌntʃ Etymology: From Middle English dunchen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from the noun (see below); or of North Germanic origin, related to Old Swedish diunga (“to hit, knock”), dialectal Swedish dunka (“to beat”); or from Middle English dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan (“to knock, ding”), from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to bang, knock”). Compare English dinge. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dunchen}} Middle English dunchen, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|gmq-osw|diunga|t=to hit, knock}} Old Swedish diunga (“to hit, knock”), {{cog|sv|dunka|t=to beat}} Swedish dunka (“to beat”), {{inh|en|enm|dengen}} Middle English dengen, {{inh|en|ang|denġan}} Old English denġan, {{m|ang|denċġan|t=to knock, ding}} denċġan (“to knock, ding”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*dangijaną|t=to bang, knock}} Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to bang, knock”), {{cog|en|dinge}} English dinge Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=dunchin}} dunch (third-person singular simple present dunches, present participle dunching or dunchin, simple past and past participle dunched)
  1. (Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch Tags: Geordie
    Sense id: en-dunch-en-verb-5ZPLCnwR Categories (other): Geordie English
  2. (Geordie) To crash into; to bump into. Tags: Geordie
    Sense id: en-dunch-en-verb-52kqaHsS Categories (other): Geordie English
  3. (Scotland) To gore with the horns, as a bull. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-dunch-en-verb-3M2Z3KMB Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 15 25 3 7 32 15
  4. (British) To jog, especially with the elbow. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-dunch-en-verb-wBW0BLjB Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dunsh [Geordie]
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Scots]

Forms: dunches [present, singular, third-person], dunchin [participle, present], duncht [past], duncht [participle, past]
Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|dunches|present participle|dunchin|simple past|duncht|past participle|duncht|head=}} dunch (third-person singular simple present dunches, present participle dunchin, simple past duncht, past participle duncht), {{sco-verb|dunches|dunchin|duncht|duncht}} dunch (third-person singular simple present dunches, present participle dunchin, simple past duncht, past participle duncht)
  1. to hit, punch
    Sense id: en-dunch-sco-verb-OMGxI-0E Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

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        "feminine"
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      "word": "عصرانه"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "meal between lunch and dinner",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "êrene"
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}

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}

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