bundle (ˈbʌndəll
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Definitions
noun
- a number of things or a quantity of material gathered or loosely bound together ⇒
a bundle of sticks
fascicular - something wrapped or tied for carrying; package
- slang a large sum of money
- See go a bundle on
- biology a collection of strands of specialized tissue such as nerve fibres
- botany short for vascular bundle
- textiles a measure of yarn or cloth; 60 000 yards of linen yarn; 5 or 10 pounds of cotton hanks
- See drop one's bundle
verb
- (tr) up to make into a bundle
- out, off, into etc to go or cause to go, esp roughly or unceremoniously ⇒
we bundled him out of the house
- (tr) into to push or throw, esp quickly and untidily ⇒
to bundle shirts into a drawer
- (tr) to sell (computer hardware and software) as one indivisible package
- (tr) to give away (a relatively cheap product) when selling an expensive one to attract business ⇒
several free CDs are often bundled with music centres
- (intr) to sleep or lie in one's clothes on the same bed as one's betrothed: formerly a custom in New England, Wales, and elsewhere
Alternative Forms
ˈbundler noun Word Origin
C14: probably from Middle Dutch bundel ; related to Old English bindele bandage; see bind, bond
Synonyms
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bunch,
group,
collection,
mass,
pile,
quantity,
stack,
bolt,
roll,
heap,
rick,
batch,
accumulation,
assortment,
armful,
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package,
box,
roll,
pack,
bag,
packet,
parcel,
bale,
crate,
carton,
pallet,
