bunch

verb

bunched; bunching; bunches

intransitive verb

1

: swell, protrude

2

: to form a group or cluster

—often used with up

transitive verb

: to form into a bunch

Synonyms of bunch

• poke
• protrude
• bulge
• stand out
• project

Examples of bunch in a Sentence

The child's tights bunched at the ankles.

the dress bunches a bit at the waist

Recent Examples on the Web

The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza. —Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri's RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O'Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza. —CBS News, 3 June 2026

The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza. —ABC News, 3 June 2026

Immigration courts inside the Justice Department are drastically accelerating immigrants' hearings and bunching them together with the goal of issuing more deportation orders. —Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Phrases Containing bunch

• a bunch of hooey
• thanks a bunch/lot/million
• the pick of the bunch

Rhymes for bunch

• brunch
• chinch
• crunch
• hunch
• lunch
• punch
• keypunch

Kids Definition

bunch

1 of 2 noun

ˈbənch 

1

: a number of things of the same kind

a bunch of grapes

2

: group entry 1 sense 1, collection

a bunch of friends

3

: a large amount : lot

a bunch of money

bunchy

ˈbən-chē 

adjective

bunch

2 of 2 verb

: to gather in a bunch