"lunch" meaning in English

See lunch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lʌnʧ/ Audio: en-us-lunch.ogg [US], en-uk-lunch.ogg [UK] Forms: lunch [singular], lunches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=lunches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Lunch is the meal that we eat in the middle of the day. Synonyms: luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner
    Sense id: simple-lunch-en-noun-6b1S8FT5

Verb

IPA: /lʌnʧ/ Audio: en-us-lunch.ogg [US], en-uk-lunch.ogg [UK] Forms: lunch [canonical], lunches [third-person, singular], lunched [past], lunched [past, participle], lunching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|lunch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you lunch, you have lunch.
    Sense id: simple-lunch-en-verb-Z1dOe9F2
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          "text": "Shall we have sandwiches for lunch?"
        },
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          "text": "Most people lunch around noon time."
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