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Lunch vs Lynch - What's the difference?

lunch | lynch |

As nouns the difference between lunch and lynch

is that lunch is a light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day while lynch is alternative form of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between lunch and lynch

is that lunch is to eat lunch while lynch is to execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging.

As a proper noun Lynch is

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lunch

English

Noun

(es)
  • A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
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  • (cricket) A break in play between the first]] and [[second session, second sessions.
  • (Minnesota, US) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.

    • Synonyms

    * (midday meal) luncheon

    Derived terms

    * liquid lunch * little lunch * lunch break * playlunch

    Descendants

    * Spanish:

    Verb

  • To eat lunch.
    • ''I like to lunch in Italian restaurants.

    Derived terms

    * luncher * lunchroom * ladies who lunch

    Related terms

    * luncheonette

    See also

    * breakfast * dine, dinner * supper ----

    lynch

    English

    (wikipedia lynch)

    Etymology 1

    First attested , from (Lynch law) that appeared in .

    Verb

    (es)
  • (pejorative) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging.
    • Synonyms
    * (execute without a proper legal trial) string up
    Derived terms
    * lynching * lynch mob
    Related terms
    * kangaroo court * show trial

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (es)
    • English eponyms ----