bundle

UK /ˈbʌn.dl̩/ US /ˈbʌn.dl̩/

noun 5verb 5

Definitions

noun

A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.

a bundle of straw or of paper

a bundle of noodles

A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.

A group of products or services sold together as a unit.

This software bundle includes a wordprocessor, a spreadsheet, and two games.

A large amount, especially of money.

The inventor of that gizmo must have made a bundle.

I mean it's nothing for him to go to the races, do a bundle, and come home laughing and joking like nothing's happened.

A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.

verb

To tie or wrap together into a bundle.

To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.

They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach.

To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony; used with away, off, out.

To dress someone warmly.

To dress warmly. Usually bundle up

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

big, large, thick

She received a large bundle of letters in the mail yesterday.

VERB + BUNDLE

tie sth (up) in, wrap sth (up) in

She wrapped the old newspapers up in a bundle for recycling.

PREP

in a/the ~

My clothes were tied in a bundle before I packed them into the suitcase.

~ of

She carried a bundle of firewood back to the cabin after collecting it from the forest.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a package of several things tied together for carrying or st

sheaf

noun — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

noun — a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)

verb — compress into a wad

verb — gather or cause to gather into a cluster

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bundle of joy

A newborn baby.

Nature took its course, and Marie did give birth to a bundle of joy, but she soon discovered that motherhood was not all bliss.

get one's undies in a bundle

Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

bundle of nerves

A person with an especially nervous, excitable, or fearful disposition.

Being in point of fact a complete bundle of nerves and nothing else, his thin figure shook like a harp-string in painful excitement at a contretemps which would scarcely have quick

bundle of energy

One who is especially lively, continually active, or industrious.

In truth it may be said he is a bundle of energy, and when he enlists in any good cause, he is a living illustration of St. Paul's motto: "But this one thing I do, forgetting those

bundle of laughs

Something or someone very funny or fun.

When she was alone with you, she could be a bundle of laughs. But if we were going to a large party, Sunny would break out in welts from nerves.

Example Bank

a bundle of straw or of paper

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a bundle of noodles

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a bundle of old clothes

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They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach.

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At the other end, Essien thought he had bundled the ball over the line in between Bolton's final two substitutions but the flag had already gone up.

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Yes, there is death in this business of whaling—a speechlessly quick chaotic bundling of a man into Eternity.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bundle is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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