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bunch

/ bunch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any collection in its entirety
"she bought the whole caboodle"
Type of:
collection aggregation accumulation
noun Sense 2
a grouping of a number of similar things
"a bunch of trees"
"a cluster of admirers"
Type of:
agglomeration
Kinds of:
knot swad tuft tussock Northern Cross
Derived:
cluster constellate flock clump bunch up
verb Sense 3
gather or cause to gather into a cluster
"She bunched her fingers into a fist"
"The students bunched up at the registration desk"
Type of:
form
Kinds of:
agglomerate
Derived:
clump cluster clustering package bundle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
form into a bunch
"The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
Type of:
cluster constellate flock
Derived:
clump cluster clustering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
an informal body of friends
"he still hangs out with the same crowd"
Type of:
gathering assemblage
Derived:
gang gang up
Semantic Complexity
45%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
27
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Related Words

collection aggregation accumulation agglomeration knot swad tuft tussock Northern Cross form agglomerate cluster