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bunch

  [buhnch]
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–noun
1. a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes.
2. a group of things: a bunch of papers.
3. Informal. a group of people: They're a fine bunch of students.
4. a knob; lump; protuberance.
–verb (used with object)
5. to group together; make a bunch of.
–verb (used without object)
6. to gather into a cluster; gather together.
7. (of fabric or clothing) to gather into folds (often fol. by up).
Origin:
1275–1325; ME bunche; of uncert. orig.

Synonyms:
1, 2. lot, batch. See bundle.
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bunch   (bŭnch)   
n.  

    1. A group of things growing close together; a cluster or clump: a bunch of grapes; grass growing in bunches.

    2. A group of like items or individuals gathered or placed together: a bunch of keys on a ring; people standing around in bunches.

  2. Informal A group of people usually having a common interest or association: My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics.

  3. Informal A considerable number or amount; a lot: a bunch of trouble; a whole bunch of food.

  4. A small lump or swelling; a bump.

v.   bunched, bunch·ing, bunch·es

v.   tr.

  1. To gather or form into a cluster: bunched my fingers into a fist.

  2. To gather together into a group.

  3. To gather (fabric) into folds.

v.   intr.

  1. To form a cluster or group: runners bunching up at the starting line.

  2. To be gathered together in folds, as fabric.

  3. To swell; protrude.


[Middle English bonche, probably from Flemish bondje, diminutive of bont, bundle, from Middle Dutch; see bundle.]
bunch'i·ness n., bunch'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

bunch

To combine a number of odd-lot orders into round-lot orders so as to avoid an odd-lot differential.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Bible Dictionary

Bunch

(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).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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