<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.</li><li>to take any meal.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Scot. dinner.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to take a meal, especially the principal or more formal meal of the day, away from home, as in a hotel or restaurant: They dine out at least once a week.</li></ul>