I. ˈbənd ə l noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bundel, from Middle Dutch bundel, bondel; akin to Old English byndel bundle, Old High German gibuntili bundle, bintan to tie — more at bind
1.
a. : a number of things fastened together into a mass or bunch convenient for handling or conveyance
a bundle of sticks
a bundle of shirts
b. : package ; often : a loose package especially wrapped in paper : parcel , roll
make up soiled clothes into a bundle
a bundle of groceries
c. : a number or group of things considered as a unit : lot , collection
a large bundle of mistakes
a bundle of contradictions
a bundle of energies
d. : a group of isoglosses running close together in the same general direction whether coinciding, diverging, converging, or crossing each other — called also fascicle
2. : the amount contained in a bundle especially as fixed for a certain commodity and sometimes used as a unit of quantity: as
a. : a board measure unit equalling 50 pounds that is used in papermaking
b. : a shipping unit of about 125 pounds that is used in papermaking
3. : a small band or group of mostly parallel fibers (as of nerves or muscles) : fasciculus , tract
4. : vascular bundle
5. slang : a sizable sum of money
left a fortune of half a million bucks — quite a bundle for that day — Pete Martin
II. verb
( bundled ; bundled ; bundling -nd( ə )liŋ, ÷nliŋ ; bundles )
transitive verb
1.
a. : to tie or bind in a bundle : assemble in a bundle
b. : to make into a roughly rounded loose unit
he bundled the coat into a human outline
c. : to compress (book sections) in groups after the folding operation in bookbinding
2. : to hustle or hurry unceremoniously often by shoving or throwing
bundled the children off to school
he bundled his possessions into an empty carriage — David Garnett
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to prepare for departure
b. : to set off or go in a hurry or without ceremony : hurry
a group of servants came bundling from the kitchen — Charlotte Brontë
2. : to practice bundling
III. noun
1. : a person embodying a specified quality or characteristic
a bundle of energy
2. : a package offering related goods or services at a single price
software bundles that include a self-teaching guide
IV. transitive verb
: to include (a product or service) with a related product for sale at a single price
software is bundled with computer hardware