- [countable] a number of things tied or wrapped together; something that is wrapped up
- a bundle of rags/papers/firewood
- She held her little bundle (= her baby) tightly in her arms.
Extra Examples- She was carrying a large bundle of clothes.
- The papers are in a bundle on my desk.
- a bundle of newspapers
- I dropped the bundle of papers on his desk.
- The hut was empty except for a bundle of firewood in one corner.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- thick
- …
- carry
- hold
- tie something (up) in
- …
- in a/the bundle
- bundle of
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- [countable] a number of things that belong, or are sold together
- a bundle of ideas
- a bundle of graphics packages for your PC
- [singular] a bundle of laughs, fun, etc. (informal) a person or thing that makes you laugh
- He wasn't exactly a bundle of laughs (= a happy person to be with) last night.
- a bundle[singular] (informal) a large amount of money
- That car must have cost a bundle.
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps originally from Old English byndelle ‘a binding’, reinforced by Low German and Dutch bundel (to which byndelle is related).
Idioms
See bundle in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee bundle in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe a bag/bundle of nerves
- (informal) to be very nervous
- By the time of the interview, I was a bundle of nerves.
drop your bundle
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) to suddenly not be able to think clearly; to act in a stupid way because you have lost control over yourself
not go a bundle on somebody/something
- (British English, informal) to not like somebody/something very much
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