noun, verb
noun [U,C] a meal eaten in the middle of the day:
She's gone to lunch. * I'm ready for some lunch. * What shall we have for lunch? * We serve hot and cold lunches. * a one-hour lunch break * Let's do lunch (= have lunch together).
seealsoPACKEDLUNCH, PLOUGHMAN'SLUNCH -< MEAL
IDIOMS see FREEadj.
verb [V] (formal) to have lunch, especially at a restaurant:
He lunched with a client at the Ritz.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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