bundle
part of speech
noun (bundle, bundles); verb (bundle, bundles, bundled, bundling)
meaning for a pupil
1) A bundle is a group of things tied or wrapped together, like sticks or papers. tree →
2) A bundle is a soft parcel, like a baby wrapped in a blanket. tree →
3) To bundle is to tie things together or to push someone quickly somewhere. tree →
4) To bundle up is to dress warmly. tree →
sense in the lessons
a group of equal size, like tens in place value; things per bundle; phrases «a bundle of sticks», «bundle up», «a bundle of energy», «a bundle of nerves»
examples
- Each bundle has 10 sticks. tree →
- He has 4 bundles and 3 loose sticks. tree →
- Papers come in bundles of 50. tree →
- How many bundles from 200 papers? tree →
- 4 bundles of ten and 3 ones make 43. tree →
- Bundle up, it's cold outside! tree →
- The puppy is a bundle of energy. tree →
- She carried a bundle of clothes. tree →
- Tie the sticks in a bundle with string. tree →
- He was a bundle of nerves before the test. tree →
- When he loosed the bundle he was astonished. tree →
note
Total = bundles × size + loose ones. Trap: loose pieces are added after multiplying. In place value, a bundle of 10 ones is 1 ten.
In the corpora
- An elephant's trunk has tens of thousands of muscle bundles and can hold things as delicately as fingers.
- The Badger tells the chauffeur he won't be wanted, and the friends bundle Toad inside.
- "Bundle of joy" means a newborn baby.
- Don't bundle up under blankets to sweat it out: light clothes, a cool room and plenty to drink are best.
- A bundle is two or more things sold together for less than buying them one by one.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bundle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.