bunch

noun

\ ˈbənch

Definition of bunch

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : protuberance, swelling

2a : a number of things of the same kind a bunch of grapes

b : group sense 2a a bunch of friends

c : a considerable amount : lot a bunch of money

bunch

verb

bunched; bunching; bunches

Definition of bunch (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

1 : swell, protrude

2 : to form a group or cluster —often used with up

transitive verb

: to form into a bunch

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Examples of bunch in a Sentence

Noun

He always had a bunch of keys on his belt. Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.

Verb

The child's tights bunched at the ankles. the dress bunches a bit at the waist

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

There are a bunch of hues trending for spring, including copper penny (think Emma Stone), baby blonde (like on Miley Cyrus), and warm brunette (hello, Constance Wu). — Elizabeth Denton, Allure, "Ash Mauve Hair Is the Smoky New Hair-Color Trend For Spring," 5 Apr. 2019 There's also a bunch of new tools to use with the products: a Powder Puff Setting Brush, Lil Precision Makeup Sponge Duo, and a Concealer Precision Brush. — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, "Rihanna's Fenty Beauty Is Launching Concealers in 50 Shades," 2 Jan. 2019 Like Eatsa in San Francisco and there’s been a bunch of others that haven’t worked as well. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Why Sweetgreen thinks like a tech company," 17 Dec. 2018 No, there's a bunch of investigators who are on the political team, so that's Fahrenthold and Carol Leonnig, Roz Helderman, and Tom— Mara: Fahrenthold has to find out how [Trump] got the $400 million in cash all of a sudden. — Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, "Mara Liasson and Emma Brown Know the Advantages of Being a Female Journalist," 29 Oct. 2018 There are a bunch of Xbox Play Anywhere games in the sale that allows you to play the games on either Xbox or PC. — Ian Paul, PCWorld, "These are the best PC deals in the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale," 19 July 2018 The most affordable of the bunch looks surprisingly satisfying. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "Lenovo's latest IdeaPads offer Intel, AMD, and an Nvidia mystery," 24 Feb. 2019 There’s not a bad choice in the bunch and many more, too, that didn’t make the cut. — Lindsey Bahr, The Seattle Times, "AP Oscar predictions: What will win, what should win," 20 Feb. 2019 But traditionalists might favor it in Silver (a glowy gray) or Charcoal (the darkest of the bunch, nearly black). — Amanda Sims, House Beautiful, "This Snakeskin Carpet is Our New Favorite Neutral," 16 Feb. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Instead of getting your sheets all bunched up at the end of the bed, this bedding set comes with a twist—or a snap, as the company says. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "These Top Sheets Snap to Your Duvet, So You Never Get Tangled Up in Bed Again," 22 Feb. 2019 There were strings of all-green bulbs and strings of all blue — a personal favorite — hastily bunched into grapefruit-sized galaxies. — Al Kemp, The Seattle Times, "How I came to grips with a downsized Christmas," 12 Dec. 2018 Henrik Stenson is four back, and Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas are bunched at the top of the leaderboard. — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, "Masters live tracker: Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed and the field will have to battle rain in third round," 7 Apr. 2018 These popular accounts enable donors to bunch smaller gifts into one large amount and take a deduction in the year of the gift. — WSJ, "WSJ Tax Guide 2019: Charitable-Donation Deduction," 15 Feb. 2019 That hype will apply to the two Cubs-Brewers series in September if the NL Central standings stay so bunched up — but not now. — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, "I-94 rivalry series is much bigger to first-place Brewers than red-hot Cubs," 11 June 2018 Getty ImagesDaniel Zuchnik Hilariously, Rodriguez also gave us a sneak peek of how J.Lo got that enormous train to the venue: bunched up like an enormous, pink loofah. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Alex Rodriguez Was the Sweetest Boyfriend at J.Lo's Movie Premiere," 13 Dec. 2018 Full-length styles tend to bunch up below or at the ankle, which is uncomfortable, can interfere with my workouts, and accentuates my shorter-than-average legs. — Talia Abbas, SELF, "I’m 5'1" and These Are 12 of My Favorite Cropped and Capri Leggings," 17 Nov. 2018 One way around the new higher hurdles for deducting donations is to bunch them, combining several years’ gifts into one larger amount every few years. — Laura Saunders, WSJ, "Everything You Need to Know About the New Tax Law—Before the End of the Year," 2 Nov. 2018

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