bunch Meaning & Definition
What Does Bunch Mean?
Bunch is a noun that means A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together. It is also used to mean The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race. As a verb, it means To gather into a bunch.
Bunch: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bʌntʃ/ |
| Synonyms | cluster, clump and bundle |
| Plural | bunches |
| Verb forms | bunches, bunching, bunched |
Bunch Definition (Noun)
- A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
a bunch of grapes
- The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
- An informal body of friends.
He still hangs out with the same bunch.
- A considerable amount.
a bunch of trouble
- An unmentioned amount; a number.
a bunch of yobs on a street corner
- A group of logs tied together for skidding.
- An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.
- The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.
- An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added.
Two to four filler leaves are laid end to end and rolled into the two halves of the binder leaves, making up what is called the bunch.
- A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
- A seventeenth-century unit of Rhenish glass, 60 of which constitute a way or web.
Bunch as a Verb
- To gather into a bunch.
- To gather fabric into folds.
- To form a bunch.
- To be gathered together in folds
- To protrude or swell
Synonyms of Bunch
Bunch in a Sentence
a bunch of grapes
a bunch of bananas
a bunch of keys
He still hangs out with the same bunch.
a bunch of trouble
a bunch of yobs on a street corner
A bunch of them went down to the field.
Two to four filler leaves are laid end to end and rolled into the two halves of the binder leaves, making up what is called the bunch.
a bunch of grapes; a bunch of bananas; a bunch of keys; a bunch of yobs on a street corner
Word Forms & Grammar
bunch (plural bunches)
bunch (third-person singular simple present bunches, present participle bunching, simple past and past participle bunched)
Words That Rhyme With Bunch
Origin of Bunch
Origin 1: From Middle English bunche, bonche (“hump, swelling”), of uncertain origin.
Origin 2: Perhaps a variant of *bunge (compare dialectal bung (“heap, grape bunch”)), from Proto-Germanic *bunkō, *bunkô, *bungǭ (“heap, crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-, *bʰénǵʰus (“thick, dense, fat”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian Bunke (“bone”), West Frisian bonke (“bone, lump, bump”), Dutch bonk (“lump, bone”), Low German Bunk (“bone”), German Bunge (“tuber”), Danish bunke (“heap, pile”), Faroese bunki (“heap, pile”); Hittite 𒉺𒀭𒆪𒍑 (/pankuš/, “total, entire”), Tocharian B pkante (“volume, fatness”), Lithuanian búožė (“knob”), Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús, “thick”), Sanskrit बहु (bahú, “thick; much”)).
Origin 3: Alternatively, perhaps from a variant or diminutive of bump (compare hump/hunch, lump/lunch, etc.); or from dialectal Old French bonge (“bundle”) (compare French bongeau, bonjeau, bonjot), from West Flemish bondje, diminutive of West Flemish bond (“bundle”).
Questions People Ask About Bunch
Is bunch a noun or a verb?
Bunch is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for bunch?
Words with a similar meaning to bunch include cluster, clump and bundle. See the full list of bunch synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of bunch?
The plural of bunch is bunches.
What is the past tense of bunch?
The past tense of bunch is bunched. The present participle is bunching.