bunch

[buhnch] /bʌntʃ/
noun
1.
a connected group; cluster:
a bunch of grapes.
2.
a group of things:
a bunch of papers.
3.
Informal. a group of people:
They're a fine bunch of students.
4.
a knob; lump; protuberance.
verb (used with object)
5.
to group together; make a bunch of.
verb (used without object)
6.
to gather into a cluster; gather together.
7.
(of fabric or clothing) to gather into folds (often followed by up).
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English bunche; of uncertain origin
Related forms
unbunched, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. lot, batch. See bundle.
Examples from the web for bunches
  • If there is a disturbance to the nest, rattle-ants pick up bunches of their brood and move them to safety.
  • Dense bunches of pollen grains cling to each other in gnarled clumps.
  • These group-saving individuals secrete a polymer that enables bunches of individuals to form floating mats.
  • Lone banana at bottom of bunches acts as plug to keep internal fluids circulating.
  • Scraping across oil-stained concrete, it bunches up anthropomorphically.
  • At the latter place were bunches of gold medals, and silver dies.
  • Its giant bunches of red fruits are rich in oil that proved useful in soap and later as a lubricant for steam engines.
  • They come in bunches, often when bad weather throws flights off schedule at one or more big airport hubs.
  • The points came in bunches, which is typical for the streaky scorer.
  • Meanwhile, stack the kale leaves in bunches and cut crosswise into slivers.
British Dictionary definitions for bunches

bunches

/ˈbʌntʃɪz/
plural noun
1.
(Brit) a hairstyle in which hair is tied into two sections on either side of the head at the back

bunch

/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
verb
5.
(sometimes foll by up) to group or be grouped into a bunch
See also bunches
Word Origin
C14: of obscure origin
Word Origin and History for bunches

bunch

n.

early 14c., "protuberance on the body, swelling," perhaps echoic of the sound of hitting and connected to bump (cf., possibly in similar relationship, hump/hunch).

The sense of "cluster" is mid-15c.; connection with the earlier sense is obscure, and this may be a separate word, perhaps through a nasalized form of Old French bouge (2), 15c., from Flemish boudje diminutive of boud "bundle." Meaning "a lot, a group" is from 1620s.

v.

"to bulge out," late 14c., from bunch (n.). Meaning "to gather up in a bunch" (transitive) is from 1828; sense of "to crowd together" (intransitive) is from 1873. Related: Bunched; bunching.

Slang definitions & phrases for bunches

bunch

noun
  1. A group of people (1600s+)
  2. A particular group or set, family, etc: I like my bunch, but yours is elitist (1902+)
  3. mob (1950s+)
  4. Money, esp a large sum; bundle: He must have paid a bunch for that mink

bunches in the Bible

(1.) A bundle of twigs (Ex. 12:22). (2.) Bunch or cake of raisins (2 Sam. 16:1). (3.) The "bunch of a camel" (Isa. 30:6).