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dunch

verb
/dʌnt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English dunchen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from the noun (see below); or of North Germanic origin, related to Old Swedish diunga (“to hit, knock”), dialectal Swedish dunka (“to beat”); or from Middle English dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan (“to knock, ding”), from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to bang, knock”). Compare English dinge.

  1. inherited from *dangijaną✻ — “to bang, knock”
  2. inherited from denġan
  3. inherited from dengen
  4. inherited from dunchen

Definitions

  1. To knock against

    To knock against; to hit, punch

  2. To crash into

    To crash into; to bump into.

  3. To gore with the horns, as a bull.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. To push, jog, or nudge, especially with the elbow.

    2. A push

      A push; knock; bump.

    3. A fat hit from a claggy lie.

    4. A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about…

      A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.

      • I have a lunchtime meeting tomorrow, so let's have dunch together instead.

    5. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA