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.
Phrases and idioms:
bunch grass a N. American grass that grows in clumps. bunch of fives sl. a fist.
Derivatives:
bunchy adj.
Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.