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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUNCH, n.
1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; as the bunch on a camel's back.
2. A cluster; a number of the same kind growing together; as a bunch of grapes.
3. A number of things tied together; as a bunch of keys; a bunch or rods.
4. A collection of things; a knot; as a bunch of hair; a bunch of trees.
BUNCH, v.i. To swell out in a protuberance; to be protuberant or round.
BUNCH, v.t. To form or tie in a bunch or bunches.
BUNCH'-BACKED, a. [bunch and back.] Having a bunch on the back; crooked.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: bunch, clump, cluster, clustering]
2: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: crowd, crew, gang, bunch]
3: any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: bunch, lot, caboodle] v
1: form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" [syn: bunch together, bunch, bunch up]
2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" [syn: bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English bunche Date: 14th century 1. protuberance, swelling 2. a. a number of things of the same kind <a bunch of grapes> b. group 2a <a bunch of friends> c. a considerable amount ; lot <a bunch of money> • bunchily adverb • bunchy adjective II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. swell, protrude 2. to form a group or cluster — often used with up transitive verb to form into a bunch

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a cluster of things growing or fastened together (bunch of grapes; bunch of keys). 2 a collection; a set or lot (best of the bunch). 3 colloq. a group; a gang. --v. 1 tr. make into a bunch or bunches; gather into close folds. 2 intr. form into a group or crowd. Phrases and idioms: bunch grass a N. American grass that grows in clumps. bunch of fives sl. a fist. Derivatives: bunchy adj. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bunch Bunch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bunched; p. pr. & vb. n. Bunching.] To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. Bunching out into a large round knob at one end. --Woodward.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bunch Bunch, v. t. To form into a bunch or bunches.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bunch Bunch, n. [Akin to OSw. & Dan. bunke heap, Icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf. W. pwng cluster. Cf. Bunk.] 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. They will carry . . . their treasures upon the bunches of camels. --Isa. xxx. 6. 2. A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys. 3. (Mining) A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein. --Page.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bunches, bunching, bunched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together. (INFORMAL) My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies... We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really... The players were a great bunch. = lot N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n, adj N 2. A bunch of flowers is a number of flowers with their stalks held or tied together. He had left a huge bunch of flowers in her hotel room. N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n 3. A bunch of bananas or grapes is a group of them growing on the same stem. Lili had fallen asleep clutching a fat bunch of grapes. N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n 4. A bunch of keys is a set of keys kept together on a metal ring. George took out a bunch of keys and went to work on the complicated lock. N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n 5. A bunch of things is a number of things, especially a large number. (AM INFORMAL) We did a bunch of songs together. QUANT: QUANT of pl-n • Bunch is also a pronoun. I'd like to adopt a multi-racial child. In fact, I'd love a whole bunch. PRON 6. If a girl has her hair in bunches, it is parted down the middle and tied on each side of her head. (BRIT) N-PLURAL: usu in N 7. If clothing bunches around a part of your body, it forms a set of creases around it. She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist. VERB: V around n

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) A bundle of twigs (Ex. 12:22). (2.) Bunch or cake of raisins (2 Sam. 16:1). (3.) The "bunch of a camel" (Isa. 30:6).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bunsh: Is used of

(1) a "bunch of hyssop" (Ex 12:22, 'aghuddah);

(2) a "cluster of raisins" (2Sa 16:1 the King James Version; 1Ch 12:40 the King James Version tsimmuq = "something dried or shriveled");

(3) a "camel's hump" (Isa 30:6 the King James Version dabbesheth): of obscure etymology.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Protuberance, hunch, knob, lump, bump. 2. Cluster (as of grapes). 3. Batch, assortment, lot, set, parcel, collection, group. 4. Tuft, knot.

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