What does dunch mean?
Dunch means (Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch.
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/dʌnt͡ʃ/ · verb
(Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch.
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.
I have a lunchtime meeting tomorrow, so let's have dunch together instead.
Use dunch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dunch means (Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch.
Common synonyms include linner, lupper.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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