bunch
part of speech
noun (bunch, bunches); verb (bunch, bunches, bunched, bunching)
meaning for a pupil
1) A bunch is a group of things held together, like a bunch of bananas, grapes, keys or flowers. tree →
2) A bunch (informal) is a group of people or a lot of something: «a bunch of friends». tree →
3) To bunch up is to come close together in a group. tree →
sense in the lessons
a group that holds many things; things per bunch; phrases «a bunch of», «bunch up», «the best of the bunch»
examples
- A bunch has 6 bananas. tree →
- She bought 3 bunches of grapes. tree →
- Each bunch of flowers has 12 roses. tree →
- A bunch costs 2 dollars. tree →
- He carried a bunch of keys. tree →
- They're a friendly bunch. tree →
- I have a whole bunch of homework. tree →
- The runners bunched up at the corner. tree →
- She picked a bunch of daisies for her mom. tree →
- This apple is the best of the bunch. tree →
- Here and there over the rolling green were tall bunches of coarse gray weeds. tree →
note
A group: total = bunches × things in each. Trap: «a bunch of» alone gives no exact number. Plural «bunches» with -es.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bunch» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.