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In some senses, dunch is marked as informal, British, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
verb
To knock against; to hit, punch
To crash into; to bump into.
To gore with the horns, as a bull.
To push, jog, or nudge, especially with the elbow.
noun
A push; knock; bump.
And just at the same time the tide caught the brig, and threw the wind out of her sails. She came round into the wind like a top, and the next moment struck the reef with such a dunch as threw us all flat upon the deck, and came near to shake Mr. Riach from his place upon the mast.
A fat hit from a claggy lie.
noun
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.