1 [C] ~ of sth a number of things of the same type which are growing or fastened together:
a bunch of bananas / grapes * a bunch of keys * She picked me a bunch of flowers.
2 [sing.] a ~ (of sth) (especially AmE) a large amount of sth; a large number of things or people:
I have a whole bunch of stuff to do this morning.
3 [sing.] (informal) a group of people:
The people that I work with are a great bunch.
4 (bunches) [pl.] (BrE) long hair that is divided in two and tied at each side of the head:
She wore her hair in bunches.
IDIOMS
the best / pick of the bunch the best out of a group of people or things
verb ~ (sth) (up) to become tight or to form tight folds; to make sth do this:
[V] His muscles bunched under his shirt. * Her skirt had bunched up round her waist. * [VN] His forehead was bunched in a frown.
PHRASALVERBS
bunch up / together
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is bunch a noun, verb, or something else?
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