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Definition of bunch verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bunch

verb
 
/bʌntʃ/
 
/bʌntʃ/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bunch
 
/bʌntʃ/
 
/bʌntʃ/
he / she / it bunches
 
/ˈbʌntʃɪz/
 
/ˈbʌntʃɪz/
past simple bunched
 
/bʌntʃt/
 
/bʌntʃt/
past participle bunched
 
/bʌntʃt/
 
/bʌntʃt/
-ing form bunching
 
/ˈbʌntʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈbʌntʃɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to become tight or to form tight folds; to make something do this
    • His muscles bunched under his shirt.
    • bunch (something) up Her skirt had bunched up round her waist.
    • bunch something His forehead was bunched in a frown.
    Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
See bunch in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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