bunch  (bŭnch) 
n. A group of things growing close together; a cluster or clump: a bunch of grapes; grass growing in bunches. A group of like items or individuals gathered or placed together: a bunch of keys on a ring; people standing around in bunches.
Informal A group of people usually having a common interest or association: My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics. Informal A considerable number or amount; a lot: a bunch of trouble; a whole bunch of food. A small lump or swelling; a bump.
v.
bunched, bunch·ing, bunch·es
v.
tr.
To gather or form into a cluster: bunched my fingers into a fist. To gather together into a group. To gather (fabric) into folds.
v.
intr.
To form a cluster or group: runners bunching up at the starting line. To be gathered together in folds, as fabric. To swell; protrude.
[Middle English bonche, probably from Flemish bondje, diminutive of bont, bundle, from Middle Dutch; see bundle.]
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