Entry Word: bunch

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially <that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday> — see gang 2
2 a number of things considered as a unit <bought a bunch of grapes> — see group 1
3 a usually small number of persons considered as a unit <a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place> — see group 2