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4 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Your buns are your buttocks. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] □  I'd pinch his buns and kiss his neck.

bunch ◆◇◇ /bʌ ntʃ/ (bunches , bunching , bunched )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing, adj N ] A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ of ] My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies. □ [+ of ] We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really. □  The players were a great bunch.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A bunch of flowers is a number of flowers with their stalks held or tied together. □ [+ of ] He had left a huge bunch of flowers in her hotel room.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A bunch of bananas or grapes is a group of them growing on the same stem. □ [+ of ] Lili had fallen asleep clutching a fat bunch of grapes.

4 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A bunch of keys is a set of keys kept together on a metal ring. □ [+ of ] George took out a bunch of keys and went to work on the complicated lock.

5 QUANT A bunch of things is a number of things, especially a large number. [AM , INFORMAL ] □ [+ of ] We did a bunch of songs together. ● PRON Bunch is also a pronoun. □  I'd like to adopt a multi-racial child. In fact, I'd love a whole bunch.

6 N‑PLURAL [usu in N ] If a girl has her hair in bunches , it is parted down the middle and tied on each side of her head. [BRIT ]

7 VERB If clothing bunches around a part of your body, it forms a set of creases around it. □ [V + around ] She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist.

▸  bunch up or bunch together PHRASAL VERB If people or things bunch up or bunch together , or if you bunch them up or bunch them together , they move close to each other so that they form a small tight group. □ [V P ] They were bunching up, almost treading upon each other's heels. □ [V -ed P ] People were bunched up at all the exits. □ [V n P ] If they need to bunch aircraft more closely together, they will do so.

bun|dle /bʌ nd ^ə l/ (bundles , bundling , bundled )

1 N‑COUNT A bundle of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored. □ [+ of ] He gathered the bundles of clothing into his arms. □  I have about 20 year's magazines tied up in bundles.

2 N‑SING If you describe someone as, for example, a bundle of fun, you are emphasizing that they are full of fun. If you describe someone as a bundle of nerves, you are emphasizing that they are very nervous. [EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] I remember Mickey as a bundle of fun, great to have around. □ [+ of ] Life at high school wasn't a bundle of laughs, either.

3 N‑COUNT If you refer to a bundle of things, you are emphasizing that there is a wide range of them. [EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] The profession offers a bundle of benefits, not least of which is extensive training.

4 VERB If someone is bundled somewhere, someone pushes them there in a rough and hurried way. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] He was bundled into a car and driven 50 miles to a police station. [Also V n prep/adv]

5 VERB To bundle software means to sell it together with a computer, or with other hardware or software, as part of a set. [COMPUTING ] □ [V -ed] It's cheaper to buy software bundled with a PC than separately.

bung /bʌ ŋ/ (bungs , bunging , bunged )

1 N‑COUNT A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask.

2 VERB If you bung something somewhere, you put it there in a quick and careless way. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V n prep/adv] Pour a whole lot of cold water over the rice, and bung it in the oven.