bunch

bunch1 [ bʌntʃ ] noun **

1. ) singular a group of people:

They are a great bunch who have made me feel welcome.

The volunteers are a very mixed bunch of people.

2. ) count a group of cut flowers that you hold together or that someone has tied together. A bunch of flowers that someone has arranged in an attractive way is called a bouquet.

a ) a group of BANANAS, GRAPES, CHERRIES, etc. that grow together

b ) a set of keys that are together on a metal ring

the best/pick of the bunch

the best person or thing in a group

a bunch AMERICAN INFORMAL

a large number or amount:

Take some of my paper clips I have a bunch.

a bunch of: I have a bunch of stuff I have to do before lunch.

thanks a bunch SPOKEN

thank you very much. This phrase is often used when you are angry or as a joke when you really are not grateful:

You told Tony what I said? Thanks a bunch.

bunch

bunch 2 [ bʌntʃ ] verb

1. ) bunch or bunch up intransitive or transitive if a group of people bunch, or are bunched, they get very close to each other:

The girls were bunched up on one side of the room.

bunch together: The guests all bunched together near the buffet table.

2. ) intransitive or transitive if cloth bunches, or you bunch it, it comes together in small folds:

This skirt tends to bunch around my waist.

3. ) transitive to put things such as flowers into a bunch:

We'll bunch these herbs and sell them.

4. ) bunch or bunch up intransitive or transitive to form a tight round shape, or to make something do this:

He kept bunching his hand into a fist.

Karen bunched up the paper and threw it away.