n. & v.
n. 1 a cluster of things growing or fastened together (bunch of grapes; bunch of keys). 2 a collection; a set or lot (best of the bunch). 3 colloq. a group; a gang.
v. 1 tr. make into a bunch or bunches; gather into close folds. 2 intr. form into a group or crowd. bunch grass a n. American grass that grows in clumps. bunch of fives sl. a fist. bunchy adj.
[ ME: orig. unkn. ]