Definition of bunch
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:protuberance, swelling
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Examples of bunch in a Sentence
He always had a bunch of keys on his belt.
Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.
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Cotton Candy grapes have the texture, color, and smell like your average green bunch.
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But also a bunch of legumes and pickles, which help the digestive system.
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A bunch of the veterans’ service organizations pitched a fit and were successful at getting the department to walk it back.
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On Thursday, the suggested donation for lettuce was $3 per bunch. Cucumbers were $3 a pound and strawberries were marked at $4 per basket.
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Picture this: Two six-foot-five HGTV stars, a bunch of dogs, and a tiny home.
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Wagering erupted involving Cersei Lannister — who currently sits on the Iron Throne after blowing up a bunch of religious fanatics and more than a few of her own subjects — and now the incestuous queen is the favorite at -625.
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The two dogs were part of the bunch taken from the RV.
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Now, a bunch of other voices have chimed in to let Donny Sr.
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Origin and Etymology of bunch
bunch Synonyms
Synonyms
body, gang, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, setAntonyms
cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recessRelated Words
charmed circle, elite, in-group; closed shop; club, college, fellowship, guild (also gild), league, organization, society; camp, faction, sect, side, tribe; mess, squad; brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority; commune; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, unionNear Antonyms
loner; individualistDefinition of bunch
transitive verb
:to form into a bunch
Examples of bunch in a Sentence
The child's tights bunched at the ankles.
the dress bunches a bit at the waist
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Jackets can’t be too long, or the extra fabric gets bunched up around the waist.
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But the hills that bunch up along the mighty Mississippi do the trick nicely.
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The company’s popular mobile app has created traffic jams at its cafes, with customers bunching up in pickup areas.
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Even the cables under the bars are stowed away, tightly bunched in zippered neoprene sheaths before being internally routed through the frame.
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Truex led the final segment by as many as 15 seconds before a final caution created overtime and bunched the field together.
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Truex led the final segment by as many as 15 seconds before a final caution created overtime and bunched the field together.
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On one wall, small branches of driftwood painted gray and bunched together hang as unexpected art.
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The new system still needs to be fine-tuned to address any problems that crop up, such as bus-bunching in the Orange CityLink line, Quinn said.
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First Known Use of bunch
14th century
bunch Synonyms
Synonyms
bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bulge, jut, overhang, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, project, protrude, stand out, start, stick out, swellRelated Words
dome; blow up, inflate; dilate, distend, expand; mushroom, snowball; elongate, extend, lengthen, stretchNear Antonyms
compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrinkBUNCH Defined for English Language Learners
bunch
play
noun
Definition of bunch for English Language Learners
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: a group of things of the same kind that are held or tied together or that grow together
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: a group of people or things that are together or are associated with each other in some way
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: a large amount
bunch
verb
Definition of bunch for English Language Learners
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: to put (things or people) together in a group or bunch
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: to form a group
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of clothing : to form a group of tight folds on or around part of your body
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