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Definition of Bunch

1. Verb. Form into a bunch. "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"

2. Noun. A grouping of a number of similar things. "A cluster of admirers"

3. Verb. Gather or cause to gather into a cluster. "She bunched her fingers into a fist"

4. Noun. An informal body of friends. "He still hangs out with the same crowd"

5. Noun. Any collection in its entirety. "She bought the whole caboodle"

Definition of Bunch

1. n. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.

2. v. i. To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.

3. v. t. To form into a bunch or bunches.

Definition of Bunch

1. Noun. A group of a number of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump. Usually fastened together. ¹

2. Noun. An informal body of friends. ¹

3. Noun. (informal) A considerable amount. ¹

4. Noun. (informal) An unmentioned amount; a number. ¹

5. Noun. (forestry) A group of logs tied together for skidding. ¹

6. Noun. (geology) (mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock. ¹

7. Noun. (textiles) The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle. ¹

8. Noun. ''(tobacco)'' An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To gather into a bunch. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To gather fabric into folds. ¹

11. Verb. (intransitive) To form a bunch. ¹

12. Verb. (intransitive) To be gathered together in folds ¹

13. Verb. (intransitive) To protrude or swell ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bunch

1. to group together [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Bunch

1. 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. "They will carry . . . Their treasures upon the bunches of camels." (Isa. Xxx. 6) 2. A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys. 3. A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein. Origin: Akin to OSw. & Dan. Bunke heap, Icel. Bunki heap, pile, bunga tumour, protuberance; cf. W. Pwng cluster. Cf. Bunk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bunch

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bunas bunazosin bunce bunced bunces bunch (current term) bunch of fives bunch together bunch up buncha

bunchberries bunchberry bunched bunches bunches of fives bunchflower bunchier

Literary usage of Bunch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"“So use it as you will”—to quote Bryson once more. bunch Whatever it is that seems to be wrong with hunch appears to be a singularly American problem, ..."

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