Lunch vs. Brunch

Lunchnoun

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

Lunchnoun

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

Lunchnoun

Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.

Lunchverb

(intransitive) To eat lunch.

Lunchverb

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

Lunchnoun

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

Lunchverb

To take luncheon.

Lunchnoun

a midday meal

Lunchverb

take the midday meal;

Lunchverb

provide a midday meal for;

Lunch

Lunch, an abbreviation for luncheon, is a meal eaten around midday. During the 20th century, the meaning gradually narrowed to a meal eaten midday.

Brunchnoun

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

Brunchverb

To eat brunch.

Brunchnoun

a late breakfast or an early lunch.

Brunchnoun

combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning

Brunchverb

eat a late-morning meal;

Brunchnoun

a late morning meal eaten instead of breakfast and lunch

Brunch

Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch, and regularly has some form of alcoholic drink (most usually champagne or a cocktail) served with it. It is usually served between 11 o'clock in the morning and 2 o’clock pm.