bunch

American  

[buhnch] / bʌntʃ /

noun

1. a connected group; cluster.

   a bunch of grapes.

   Synonyms:

   batch, lot

2. a group of things.

   a bunch of papers.

   Synonyms:

   batch, lot

3. Informal. a group of people.

   They're a fine bunch of students.

4. a knob; lump; protuberance.

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verb (used with object)

1. to group together; make a bunch of.

verb (used without object)

1. to gather into a cluster; gather together.

2. (of fabric or clothing) to gather into folds (often followed byup ).

bunch British  

/ bʌntʃ /

noun

1. a number of things growing, fastened, or grouped together

   a bunch of grapes

   a bunch of keys

2. a collection; group

   a bunch of queries

3. informal a group or company

   a bunch of boys

4. archaic a protuberance

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verb

1. (sometimes foll by up) to group or be grouped into a bunch

Usage

What is a basic definition of bunch? A bunch is a group of things. Bunch can also specifically mean a group that is connected together. Used informally, a bunch is a group of people. As a verb, bunch means to gather into a group.A bunch is a collection or group of items gathered into one place. If you have a bunch of papers on your desk, for example, you have many papers on your desk.

• Used in a sentence: Angela was happy to see that there were a bunch of presents under the Christmas tree. 

The word bunch also refers to things that are connected together. In this sense, the items that make up the bunch are tied together or have something that connects them to each other.

• Real-life examples: You might eat from a bunch of grapes and be left with just the stem. A maintenance person usually carries a bunch of keys on a ring.
• Used in a sentence: I bought a small bunch of bananas. 

Informally, a bunch is a group of people.

• Used in a sentence: A bunch of kids ran past us to watch the clown perform magic tricks. 

Bunch can be used to mean to gather into a group or cluster.

• Used in a sentence: I bunched all of the wrapping paper into a ball and threw it in the trash. 

Related Words

See bundle.

Other Word Forms

• unbunched adjective

Etymology

Origin of bunch

1275–1325; Middle English bunche; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

“People had to know each other’s histories. They needed to know who got promoted instead of this person, and what someone does on the weekends, whereas in ‘Jury Duty,’ you’re meeting a bunch of strangers.

From Los Angeles Times

Larijani’s killing, experts say, is expected to leave a vacuum for diplomatic and institutional experience in Iran as he was perceived as “the last of the competent bunch” within Iranian leadership.

From Los Angeles Times

“Gawk at a bunch of implements in the Montezuma railroad yard with all those cinders underfoot?”

From Literature

I had planted myself there for the clear view of the double doors at the front entrance and was rewarded when he burst out of the building with a bunch of other boys.

From Literature

"Immediately, even though it was a Sunday afternoon, a bunch of us piled into a zoom room and started hacking away at the research, hoping to get follow-up observations on source as quickly as possible."

From Science Daily

Related Words

• assemblage
• assortment
• band
• batch
• bevy
• bundle
• chunk
• cluster
• crew
• crowd
• flock
• gang
• group
• lot
• mess
• mob
• multitude
• number
• pack
• pile