bunch

Universal Words noun, verb noun 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