LUNCH


Meaning of LUNCH in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ cold , hot

▪ delicious , lovely ( esp. BrE ), nice , tasty

▪ gourmet ( esp. AmE ), hearty , slap-up ( BrE )

▪ four-course , three-course , etc.

▪ leisurely , long

▪ quick

▪ informal ( esp. BrE )

▪ heavy

▪ healthy , light

▪ sandwich ( BrE )

We went for a sandwich ~ at the local bar.

▪ boxed ( AmE ), brown-bag ( AmE ), packed , sack ( AmE )

▪ picnic

▪ barbecue ( esp. BrE ), buffet , carvery ( BrE )

▪ pub ( BrE )

▪ early , late

▪ Sunday ( esp. BrE )

▪ annual ( esp. BrE )

The society's annual ~ will be held next Wednesday.

▪ business , working

▪ school

▪ literary ( BrE )

▪ birthday , celebratory ( esp. BrE )

▪ fund-raising ( esp. BrE )

▪ boozy ( BrE ), liquid (= consisting only of alcoholic drinks)

▪ set ( esp. BrE )

The restaurant offers a £20 set ~.

VERB + LUNCH

▪ eat , get , grab , have

Do you want to grab some ~?

▪ do ( informal )

Let's do ~ sometime.

▪ cook , fix ( esp. AmE ), make , prepare

She fixed ~ for the whole family.

▪ order

▪ buy ( esp. AmE )

Can I buy you ~?

▪ bring , serve

▪ skip

LUNCH + NOUN

▪ appointment , date , meeting , party ( esp. BrE )

▪ break , hour , interval ( BrE ), period , recess ( AmE )

▪ stop

The tour includes a ~ stop.

▪ bag , box , bucket ( AmE ), pail ( AmE ), sack ( AmE )

▪ tray

▪ counter , table

▪ buffet

▪ hall , room ( esp. AmE )

▪ lady ( AmE ) ( dinner lady in BrE )

▪ things ( BrE )

I helped wash up the ~ things.

▪ rush ( AmE )

▪ crowd

The ~ crowd was filtering in slowly.

▪ line ( AmE ), queue ( BrE )

▪ guest

▪ money

▪ menu

▪ club ( esp. BrE )

▪ spot

▪ bell

PHRASES

▪ a spot of ~ ( BrE )

Come and have a spot of ~ with me.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .