bunch
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to gather into a cluster; gather together.
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(of fabric or clothing) to gather into folds (often followed byup ).
noun
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a number of things growing, fastened, or grouped together
a bunch of grapes
a bunch of keys
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a collection; group
a bunch of queries
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informal a group or company
a bunch of boys
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archaic a protuberance
verb
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.
- 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.
- Used in a sentence: A bunch of kids ran past us to watch the clown perform magic tricks.
- 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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Look! There’s Sacks of Frag and Spit on Toes. Over here is a bunch of Sacks of Frag Hop or Sit if Holy.”
From Literature
This was the last place in the world that anyone would expect to find a bunch of monkeys.
From Literature
“If we give a bunch of guidance, you don’t believe it, it’s actually worse than not having guidance.”
“I get a basket and I put a bunch of toys in it from my kids’ playroom, then I walk into a room and I record myself.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Trust, confidence, value beyond price, our customer relationships,” she said, and the “depth of our relationships and our data assets. We have a bunch of strategic assets that I think are hard to replicate.”
From Barron's
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