26984 words

bunched

6 definitions • 10 examples
1
a number of things of the same type fastened together or in a close group:

Examples:

a whole bunch of The reorganization will give us a whole bunch of problems.
2
a group of people:

Examples:

They're a bunch of jerks.
Your friends are a nice bunch.
3
the best person or thing, or the best people or things, from a group of similar people or things:

Examples:

Send in your poems and we'll publish the best of the bunch.
4
If a someone has their hair in bunches, it is tied together in two parts with one at each side of the head:

Examples:

in bunches As a little girl she wore her hair in bunches.
5
a number of things of the same type fastened or closely grouped together, or any particular group of things or people:

Examples:

We ate a whole bunch of grapes.
They’re a nice bunch of people.
infml I’ve got a bunch of things to do.
6
to pull together or gather into a unit:

Examples:

[ I ] Beth sat in bed with pillows bunched behind her, reading.

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