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

Explanation

A group or cluster of something is a bunch. It could be a bunch of people or a bunch of grapes. If you pick a bunch of bananas, you might end up being followed by a bunch of monkeys. When you use the word bunch, you're generally talking about an approximate number of similar items, like a bunch of flowers or a bunch of cats or a bunch of your friends meeting for dinner. The verb bunch means "gather together," or "form into a bunch," the way you might bunch daisies together in a vase, or your socks might bunch down inside your boots.

Example Sentences

Will Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer: Why Yale’s term paper on what’s wrong with college gets a ‘D-’

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Prosecutor Michael Bunch said the trio were "motivated by compassion and a desperate desire to do something", but they "acted unlawfully".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Kiffin, wearing a plaid top that appeared stolen from the Brady Bunch wardrobe closet, softened the tone of his departing statement, now saying he respected Ole Miss’s decision to exclude him from playoff coaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

As of now, though, AI is to the rest of the market what Marcia was to Jan on The Brady Bunch.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The projects are the farthest thing from the fictional Brady Bunch neighborhood.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Related Words

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