bundle
Americannoun
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bundles
plural
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several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together.
a bundle of hay.
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an item, group, or quantity wrapped for carrying; package.
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a number of things considered together.
a bundle of ideas.
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Slang. a great deal of money.
He made a bundle in the market.
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Botany. an aggregation of strands of specialized conductive and mechanical tissues.
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Also called bundle of isoglosses. Dialect Geography. a group of close isoglosses running in approximately the same direction, especially when taken as evidence of an important dialect division.
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Anatomy, Zoology. an aggregation of fibers, as of nerves or muscles.
verb (used with object)
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bundles,
present (3rd person singular)
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bundled,
past participle, past
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bundling
present participle
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to tie together or wrap in a bundle.
Bundle the newspapers for the trash man.
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to send away hurriedly or unceremoniously (usually followed by off, out, etc.).
They bundled her off to the country.
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to offer or supply (related products or services) in a single transaction at one all-inclusive price.
verb (used without object)
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bundles,
present (3rd person singular)
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bundled,
past participle, past
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bundling
present participle
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to leave hurriedly or unceremoniously (usually followed by off, out, etc.).
They indignantly bundled out of the meeting.
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(especially of sweethearts during courtship in early New England) to lie in the same bed while fully clothed, as for privacy and warmth in a house where an entire family shared one room with a fireplace.
verb phrase
idioms
noun
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a number of things or a quantity of material gathered or loosely bound together
a bundle of sticks
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something wrapped or tied for carrying; package
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slang a large sum of money
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slang to be extremely fond of
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biology a collection of strands of specialized tissue such as nerve fibres
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botany short for vascular bundle
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textiles a measure of yarn or cloth; 60 000 yards of linen yarn; 5 or 10 pounds of cotton hanks
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slang to panic or give up hope
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slang to give birth
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verb
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to make into a bundle
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to go or cause to go, esp roughly or unceremoniously
we bundled him out of the house
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to push or throw, esp quickly and untidily
to bundle shirts into a drawer
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(tr) to sell (computer hardware and software) as one indivisible package
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(tr) to give away (a relatively cheap product) when selling an expensive one to attract business
several free CDs are often bundled with music centres
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(intr) to sleep or lie in one's clothes on the same bed as one's betrothed: formerly a custom in New England, Wales, and elsewhere
Synonym Usage
Bundle, bunch refer to a number of things or an amount of something fastened or bound together. Bundle implies a close binding or grouping together, and often refers to a wrapped package: a bundle of laundry, of dry goods. A bunch is a number of things, usually all of the same kind, fastened together: a bunch of roses, of keys.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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bundlesimple
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bundlessimple
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have bundledperfect
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has bundledperfect
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am bundlingprogressive
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are bundlingprogressive
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is bundlingprogressive
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have been bundlingperfect progressive
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has been bundlingperfect progressive
Past
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bundledsimple
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had bundledperfect
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was bundlingprogressive
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were bundlingprogressive
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had been bundlingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of bundle
1350–1400; Middle English bundel < Middle Dutch bundel, bondel; akin to bind
Explanation
A bundle is a package of things wrapped together. To wrap things together in a compact way is to bundle them. A baby wrapped up in a blanket is a bundle of joy, and if it’s cold outside, bundle up! Bundle comes from the Middle Dutch word for bind, which is what you do when you bundle stuff — you bind it together. It also means to wrap in warm clothes. This is a word for things that are tightly packed together. If you get a package in the mail, it's a bundle. If you have knickknacks all over the place, you'll need to bundle them when you move by putting them in a box.
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The leaked documents show that before then, in January 2002, Abramovich's Russian associates had already prepared a bundle of documents.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
It’s audition day at New Jersey’s Brook Arts Center, and everyone is a bundle of nerves.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
But he suggested that Ellison’s company might bundle HBO Max and Paramount+ services, allowing the two services to remain for now, rather than try to fold them into one gigantic offering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu bundle will remain at $12.99 a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Amid the bundle of catalogs and credit-card offers was Alex’s apology.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Currently, autumn clothing bundles are in demand, but volunteers have already started putting together a Christmas box of festive clothing, blankets, and shoes.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
And how expensive the new Skydance streaming bundles are going to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Huawei bundles hundreds of thousands of AI chips into massive clusters that can function like a single computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s not just that Salesforce isn’t losing seats; the company is also seeing increasing upgrades to premium bundles as customers demand access to the most advanced technology.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
I twist my head around and discover that I’m up against one of a great many bundles of canvas.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
At the dawn of the internet, a select group of companies made a killing creating the equipment and business model for the system of glass strands bundled in cables, known as a fiber-optic network.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Indeed, the video assistant referee's call to rule out Neco Williams' bundled second-half effort ensured it was not a third-straight Premier League defeat for Spurs.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The two provisions bundled together differ enormously in scope.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Four years in a planned and bundled environment can leave a lasting impression of what is normal, which graduates carry over into the “real world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
We returned to Macún in a rickety truck, our furniture and cooking utensils tied to the sides, our clothes and bedding bundled into cushions.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
To overcome U.S. barriers, Huawei is developing alternative chip designs, bundling chips into massive clusters, and improving data transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But Moffett noted that Charter’s offerings have so far moved the needle for its business more than its competitors’ bundling efforts have.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
Its German market has struggled since legislation in the country prevented housing associations from bundling TV contracts with rent.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
I admired Spirit’s push into premium travel, bundling its popular Big Front Seat with perks including free bags, priority boarding and Wi-Fi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Proper bundling was important, that she not catch cold.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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