The difference between Dinner and Lunch
When used as nouns, dinner means a midday meal , whereas lunch means a light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
When used as verbs, dinner means to eat a dinner, whereas lunch means to eat lunch.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dinner and Lunch
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Dinner as a noun:
A midday meal .
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Dinner as a noun:
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
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Dinner as a noun:
An evening meal.
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Dinner as a noun:
A meal given to an animal.
Examples:
"Give the dog its dinner."
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Dinner as a noun:
A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
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Dinner as a noun (uncountable):
The food provided or consumed at any such meal.
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Dinner as a verb (intransitive):
To eat a dinner.
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Dinner as a verb (transitive):
To provide (someone) with a dinner.
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Lunch as a noun:
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
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Lunch as a noun (cricket):
A break in play between the first and second sessions.
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Lunch as a noun (Minnesota, US):
Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
Examples:
"After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery."
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Lunch as a verb (intransitive):
To eat lunch.
Examples:
"I like to lunch in Italian restaurants."
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Lunch as a verb (transitive):
To treat to lunch.