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bunch

(bŭnch)

a. A group of things growing close together; a cluster or clump: a bunch of grapes; grass growing in bunches.

b. A group of like items or individuals gathered or placed together: a bunch of keys on a ring; people standing around in bunches.

2. Informal A group of people usually having a common interest or association: My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics.

3. Informal A considerable number or amount; a lot: a bunch of trouble; a whole bunch of food.

4. A small lump or swelling; a bump.

v. bunched, bunch·ing, bunch·es

v.tr.

1. To gather or form into a cluster: bunched my fingers into a fist.

2. To gather together into a group.

3. To gather (fabric) into folds.

v.intr.

1. To form a cluster or group: runners bunching up at the starting line.

2. To be gathered together in folds, as fabric.

3. To swell; protrude.

[Middle English bonche, probably from Flemish bondje, diminutive of bont, bundle, from Middle Dutch; see bundle.]

bunch′i·ness n.

bunch′y adj.

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bunch

(bʌntʃ)

1. a number of things growing, fastened, or grouped together: a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys.

2. a collection; group: a bunch of queries.

3. informal a group or company: a bunch of boys.

4. (Pathology) archaic a protuberance

(sometimes foll by up) to group or be grouped into a bunch

[C14: of obscure origin]

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bunch

(bʌntʃ)
n.

1. a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes.

2. a group of people or things: a bunch of papers.

3. a large quantity; lots: Thanks a bunch.

4. a knob, lump, or protuberance.

v.t.

5. to group together; make a bunch of.

v.i.

6. to gather together.

7. to gather into folds (often fol. by up).

[1275–1325; Middle English bunche]

Bunch

a cluster or tuft, properly of things of one type growing or fastened together; a group of things or animals of the same type gathered close together. See also bundle, nosegay.

bunch

Past participle: bunched
Gerund: bunching

Imperative
bunch
bunch

Present
I bunch
you bunch
he/she/it bunches
we bunch
you bunch
they bunch

Preterite
I bunched
you bunched
he/she/it bunched
we bunched
you bunched
they bunched

Present Continuous
I am bunching
you are bunching
he/she/it is bunching
we are bunching
you are bunching
they are bunching

Present Perfect
I have bunched
you have bunched
he/she/it has bunched
we have bunched
you have bunched
they have bunched

Past Continuous
I was bunching
you were bunching
he/she/it was bunching
we were bunching
you were bunching
they were bunching

Past Perfect
I had bunched
you had bunched
he/she/it had bunched
we had bunched
you had bunched
they had bunched

Future
I will bunch
you will bunch
he/she/it will bunch
we will bunch
you will bunch
they will bunch

Future Perfect
I will have bunched
you will have bunched
he/she/it will have bunched
we will have bunched
you will have bunched
they will have bunched

Future Continuous
I will be bunching
you will be bunching
he/she/it will be bunching
we will be bunching
you will be bunching
they will be bunching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bunching
you have been bunching
he/she/it has been bunching
we have been bunching
you have been bunching
they have been bunching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bunching
you will have been bunching
he/she/it will have been bunching
we will have been bunching
you will have been bunching
they will have been bunching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bunching
you had been bunching
he/she/it had been bunching
we had been bunching
you had been bunching
they had been bunching

Conditional
I would bunch
you would bunch
he/she/it would bunch
we would bunch
you would bunch
they would bunch

Past Conditional
I would have bunched
you would have bunched
he/she/it would have bunched
we would have bunched
you would have bunched
they would have bunched

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Noun	1.	bunch - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" clump, cluster, clustering agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass knot - a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest" swad - a bunch; "a thick swad of plants" tuft, tussock - a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
	2.	bunch - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" crowd, gang, crew assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
	3.	bunch - any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" caboodle, lot aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Verb	1.	bunch - form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" bunch together, bunch up cluster, constellate, flock, clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
	2.	bunch - gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" agglomerate - form into one cluster

bunch

noun

1. group, band, crowd, party, team, troop, gathering, crew (informal), gang, knot, mob, flock, swarm, multitude, posse (informal), bevy The players were a great bunch.

2. bouquet, spray, garland, wreath, sheaf, flower arrangement He had left a huge bunch of flowers in her hotel room.

3. cluster, clump She had fallen asleep clutching a fat bunch of grapes.

4. number, lot, mass, pile, quantity, stack, heap, batch, assortment We did a bunch of songs together.

verb

1. gather, wrinkle, pleat, ruffle, rumple, pucker, tousle She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist.

bunch together or up group, crowd, mass, collect, assemble, cluster, flock, herd, huddle, congregate People bunched up at all the exits.

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bunch

noun

1. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:

array, band, batch, bevy, body, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set.

2. Informal. A particular social group:

circle, clique, coterie, crowd, set.

Informal: gang.

3. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example:

bump, knot, lump, swelling.

Translations

Spanish / Español

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racimo ramo manojo montón pandilla

bunch

[bʌntʃ]

A. N

1. [of flowers] → ramo m; (small) → ramillete m; [of bananas, grapes] → racimo m; [of keys] → manojo m
to wear one's hair in bunches (Brit) → llevar coletas
the best or pick of the bunch (fig) → el/la mejor de todos

2. (= set of people) → grupo m, pandilla f
they're an odd bunch → son gente rara
they're a bunch of traitors → son una panda de traidores
the best of a bad bunch → entre malos, los mejores
see also mixed A1

3. (US) a bunch of (= several, many) → un montón de
a bunch of times → un montón de veces

4. thanks a bunch! → ¡hombre, pues te lo agradezco!, ¡gracias mil!

B. VT [+ objects] → agrupar, juntar

bunch together

A. VT + ADV → agrupar, juntar

B. VI + ADV [people] → agruparse, apiñarse

bunch up

A. VT + ADV

1. [+ dress, skirt] → arremangar

2. they sat bunched up on the bench → se apretujaban en el banco

B. VI + ADV → apretujarse

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bunch

(bantʃ) noun

a number of things fastened or growing together. a bunch of bananas.manojo, ramo, racimo

verb

(often with up or together) to come or put together in bunches, groups etc. Traffic often bunches on a motorway.apretujarse

bunch

→ montón , ramo

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