1 [C] (BrE) a small round sweet cake:
an iced bun
seealsoHOTCROSSBUN
2 [C] (BrE also bap) a small round flat bread roll:
a hamburger bun
compareROLL
3 [C] long hair that has been twisted into a round shape and is worn on top or at the back of the head:
She wore her hair in a bun.
4 (buns) [pl.] (slang, especially AmE) the two sides of a person's bottom
IDIOMS
have a bun in the oven (informal, humorous) to be pregnant
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