bundle, cluster; group; (British) pigtails
be folded; bind, gather; be gathered; group together
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Bunch Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To form into a bunch or bunches.
To form into a bunch or bunches.
(v. i.)
To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.
To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.
(n.)
A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein.
A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein.
(n.)
A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys.
bunch
\bunch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. bunched (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. bunching.] to swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. bunching out into a large round knob at one end.
bunch
\bunch\, v. t. to form into a bunch or bunches.
bunch
\bunch\ (&?;), n. [akin to osw. & dan. bunke heap, icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf. w. pwng cluster. cf. bunk.]
1. a protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. they will carry their treasures upon the bunches of camels. 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. (mining) a small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein.
bunch
n
1. a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: clump, cluster, clustering]
2. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: crowd, crew, gang]
3. any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: lot, caboodle]
v 1: form into a bunch; "the frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" [syn: bunch together, bunch up]
2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "she bunched her fingers into a fist"; "the students bunched up at the registration desk" [syn: bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump]
bunch
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).
similar words(5)
bunch up
bunch pink
bunch together
bunch-backed
bunch grass
Meaning
A fist or a punch.
Origin
The fives are the five fingers.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.A fist or a punch.
Origin
The fives are the five fingers.
Bagadu = v. to cluster, to bunch
Bagwy = n. a cluster, bunch
Cnod = n. a crop; a bunch
Cnwb = n. a bunch, a knob
Cobyn = n. a tuft, a bunch
Fflaced = n. a flock, a bunch
Magwy = n. a cluster, a bunch
Rhawol = n. a cluster, a bunch
Soba, Soban = n. a small bunch
Tasgell = n. bandlet, bunch wisk, closet, pantry
Tusw = n. a whisp, a bunch
Noun
1. a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
(synonym) clump, cluster, clustering
(hypernym) agglomeration
(hyponym) knot
(derivation) bunch together, bunch up
2. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
(synonym) crowd, crew, gang
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
3. any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle"
(synonym) lot, caboodle
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Verb
1. form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
(synonym) bunch together, bunch up
(hypernym) cluster, constellate, flock, clump
(derivation) clump, cluster, clustering
2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk"
(synonym) bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump
(hypernym) form
(hyponym) agglomerate
(derivation) clump, cluster, clustering
Bunch Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Bunch Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The group of mainframe computer competitors to IBM in the 1970s became known as the BUNCH: Burroughs, UNIVAC, NCR, Control Data Corporation, and Honeywell. These companies were grouped together because the market share of IBM was much higher than all of its competitors put together.
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Bunch may refer to:
- BUNCH, competitors in computer manufacturing
- Bunch (computer science), an abstract data type that can be understood as a set without the "packaging"
- Bunch grass, any grass of the Poaceae family
- Bunch, Oklahoma, a village in the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America
- The Bunch, a 1972 folk rock group
- The Brady Bunch, an American situation comedy TV show
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Bunch Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Up to four different types of filler tobacco that are blended to create the body of the cigar. The bunch is held together by the binder.
Bunch Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
(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).
