bundle

[Bun·dle]

A bundle is a package of things wrapped together. To wrap things together in a compact way is to bundle them. A baby wrapped up in a blanket is a bundle of joy, and if it’s cold outside, bundle up!

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A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes.

Noun
a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing

Noun
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Noun
a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"

Verb
sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one''s betrothed

Verb
compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"

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Verb
gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk"

Verb
make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions"


n.
A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes.

v. t.
To tie or bind in a bundle or roll.

v. t.
To send off abruptly or without ceremony.

v. i.
To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.

v. i.
To sleep on the same bed without undressing; -- applied to the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus sleeping.


Bundle

Bun"dle , n. [OE. bundel, AS. byndel; akin to D. bondel, bundel, G. b'81ndel, dim. of bund bundle, fr. the root of E. bind. See Bind.] A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes.
The fable of the rods, which, when united in a bundle, no strength could bend.
Bundle pillar (Arch.), a column or pier, with others of small dimensions attached to it. Weale.

Bundle

Bun"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.pos> Bundled (); p. pr. & vb.n. Bundling .] 1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll. 2. To send off abruptly or without ceremony.
They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach.
To bundle off, to send off in a hurry, or without ceremony. -- To bundle one's self up, to wrap one's self up warmly or cumbrously.

Bundle

Bun"dle, v. i. 1. To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony. 2. To sleep on the same bed without undressing; -- applied to the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus sleeping. Bartlett.
Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin pies, dance at country frolics, and bundle with the Yankee lasses.

A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes.

To tie or bind in a bundle or roll.

To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.

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Usage Examples

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.

You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late.

A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.

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