transcription, транскрипция: [ bʌnd(ə)l ]
( bundles, bundling, bundled)
1.
A bundle of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored.
He gathered the bundles of clothing into his arms...
I have about 20 year’s magazines tied up in bundles.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
2.
If you describe someone as, for example, a bundle of fun, you are emphasizing that they are full of fun. If you describe someone as a bundle of nerves, you are emphasizing that they are very nervous.
I remember Mickey as a bundle of fun, great to have around...
Life at high school wasn’t a bundle of laughs, either...
N-SING : a N of n [ emphasis ]
3.
If you refer to a bundle of things, you are emphasizing that there is a wide range of them.
The profession offers a bundle of benefits, not least of which is extensive training.
= package
N-COUNT : N of n [ emphasis ]
4.
If someone is bundled somewhere, someone pushes them there in a rough and hurried way.
He was bundled into a car and driven 50 miles to a police station...
VERB : be V-ed prep / adv , also V n prep / adv
5.
To bundle software means to sell it together with a computer, or with other hardware or software, as part of a set. ( COMPUTING )
It’s cheaper to buy software bundled with a PC than separately.
VERB : V-ed