[bunch] n [ME bunche] (14c) 1: protuberance, swelling
2. a: a number of things of the same kind "a ~ of grapes" b: group 2a "a ~ of friends" c: a considerable amount: lot "a ~ of money" -- bunch.i.ly adv -- bunchy adj
[2]bunch vi (14c) 1: swell, protrude
2: to form a group or cluster--often used with up ~ vt: to form into a bunch