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bun·dle
(bŭn′dl)n.
1. A group of objects held together, as by tying or wrapping.
2. Something wrapped or tied up for carrying; a package.
3. Biology A cluster or strand of closely bound muscle or nerve fibers.
4. Botany A vascular bundle.
5. Informal
a. A large amount; a lot: had a bundle of fun at the dance.
b. A large sum of money: made a bundle selling real estate.
v. bun·dled, bun·dling, bun·dles
v.tr.
1. To tie, wrap, or gather together.
2. To dispatch or dispense of quickly and with little fuss; hustle: bundled the child off to school.
3. To dress (a person) warmly: bundled them up in winter clothes.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To hurry; hasten: The children came bundling in from outside.
2. To sleep in the same bed while fully clothed, a custom formerly practiced by engaged couples in New England and in Wales.
bundle up
Idioms: To dress oneself warmly.
bundle of joy
A baby.
bundle of nerves
An extremely nervous person.
bun′dler n.
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bundle
(ˈbʌndəl)n
1. a number of things or a quantity of material gathered or loosely bound together: a bundle of sticks.
2. something wrapped or tied for carrying; package
3. slang a large sum of money
4. go a bundle on slang to be extremely fond of
5. (Biology) biology a collection of strands of specialized tissue such as nerve fibres
6. (Botany) botany short for vascular bundle
7. (Units) textiles a measure of yarn or cloth; 60 000 yards of linen yarn; 5 or 10 pounds of cotton hanks
8. slang Austral and NZ to panic or give up hope
9. slang NZ to give birth
vb
10. (often foll by: up) to make into a bundle
11. (foll by: out, off, into etc) to go or cause to go, esp roughly or unceremoniously: we bundled him out of the house.
12. (usually foll by: into) to push or throw, esp quickly and untidily: to bundle shirts into a drawer.
13. (Computer Science) (tr) to sell (computer hardware and software) as one indivisible package
14. (Commerce) (tr) to give away (a relatively cheap product) when selling an expensive one to attract business: several free CDs are often bundled with music centres.
15. (Anthropology & Ethnology) (intr) to sleep or lie in one's clothes on the same bed as one's betrothed: formerly a custom in New England, Wales, and elsewhere
[C14: probably from Middle Dutch bundel; related to Old English bindele bandage; see bind, bond]
ˈbundler n
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bun•dle
(ˈbʌn dl)n., v. -dled, -dling. n.
1. several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together: a bundle of hay.
2. an item or quantity wrapped for carrying; package.
3. a number of things considered together: a bundle of ideas.
4. Slang. a great deal of money.
5. Bot. an aggregation of strands of specialized conductive and mechanical tissues.
6. Anat. an aggregation of fibers, as of nerves or muscles.
v.t. 7. to tie together or wrap in a bundle.
8. to send away hurriedly or unceremoniously (usu. fol. by off, out, etc.): They bundled her off to the country.
9. to offer or supply (related products or services) in a single transaction at one all-inclusive price: computers with bundled software.
v.i. 10. to leave hurriedly or unceremoniously (usu. fol. by off, out, etc.).
11. to engage in bundling.
12. bundle up, to dress warmly or snugly.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch bundel, bondel; akin to bind]
bun′dler, n.
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Bundle
a number of things bound together as a loose package or roll; a given quantity of some articles. See also bolt, bunch, collection, package.Examples: bundle of archdeacons; of calumnies, 1646; of glass plate, 1831; of herbs, 1796; of ideas, 1690; of iron rods, 1831; of keys, 1474; of linen yarn [20 hanks], 1875; of notes [money]; of myrrh [sorrow], 1388; of principal nobility of the Christian world, 1564; of paper [two reams]; of papers, 1636; of qualities, 1863; of rags; of rays; of sensations, 1785; of sins, 1633; of sticks; of straw; of superstitions, 1768.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
bundle
Past participle: bundled
Gerund: bundling
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| Noun | 1. |  bundle - a collection of things wrapped or boxed togetheraggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole wisp - a small bundle of straw or hay |
| 2. |  bundle - a package of several things tied together for carrying or storingbale - a large bundle bound for storage or transport pack - a bundle (especially one carried on the back) swag - a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman | |
| 3. |  bundle - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" money - wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate" | |
| Verb | 1. | bundle - make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes" |
| 2. | bundle - gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" agglomerate - form into one cluster | |
| 3. |  bundle - compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" compact, pack - have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" puddle - work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud bundle off - send off unceremoniously | |
| 4. | bundle - sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed |
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bundle
noun
1. bunch, group, collection, mass, pile, quantity, stack, bolt, roll, heap, rick, batch, accumulation, assortment, armful He gathered the bundles of clothing into his arms.
verb
bundle someone up wrap up, shroud, swathe, envelop, muffle up, clothe warmly Harry greeted them bundled up in a long coat and a fur hat.
bundle something up package, tie, pack, bind, wrap, tie up, bale, fasten, truss, tie together, palletize possessions bundled up and carried in weary arms
Related words
adjective fascicular
adjective fascicular
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
bundle
noun1. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:
bundle up
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Translations
حُزْمَه، رُزْمَهيَرْزِمُ، يَحْزِمُ
balíkranecsbalitsvázatsvazek
bundtbundtegennejagesamle
kääräistäkiirehtiäkimppulähettäämatkoihinsa
batyuba köt
böggull, baggisenda í skyndi, drífa af staîvefja í böggul
išgrūstiišsiųstiryšulys
izgrūstizraidīt ārāpaunasainissasaiņot
vyhodiť vonzbaliť
sveženj
bundle
[ˈbʌndl]A. N
1. [of clothes, rags] → bulto m, fardo m, lío m; [of sticks] → haz m; [of papers] → legajo m
bundle of joy (= baby) → bebé mf
he's a bundle of nerves → es un manojo de nervios
he's not exactly a bundle of laughs → no es muy divertido que digamos
bundle of joy (= baby) → bebé mf
he's a bundle of nerves → es un manojo de nervios
he's not exactly a bundle of laughs → no es muy divertido que digamos
2. (= money) to make a bundle → ganarse un dineral, ganarse un pastón (Sp)
it cost a bundle → costó un dineral or una millonada
it cost a bundle → costó un dineral or una millonada
4. (Comput) → paquete m
B. VT
bundle off VT + ADV [+ person] → despachar
they bundled him off to Australia → lo despacharon a Australia
they bundled him off to Australia → lo despacharon a Australia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bundle
[ˈbʌndəl] n
(= a lot) a bundle of fun (person) → un vrai boute-en-train
it wasn't a bundle of laughs → ce n'était pas une partie de plaisir
to cost a bundle → coûter bonbon
it wasn't a bundle of laughs → ce n'était pas une partie de plaisir
to cost a bundle → coûter bonbon
to be a bundle of nerves (= very nervous) → être un paquet de nerfs
vt
to bundle sb into (= push) → pousser qn dans
to bundle sth into (= stuff) → fourrer qch dans
to bundle sb into (= push) → pousser qn dans
to bundle sth into (= stuff) → fourrer qch dans
bundle off
vt (= send away) [+ person] → expédierbundle out
vt (= throw out) → éjecterbundle up
vt (= tie in a bundle) → faire un paquet debundled software [ˈbʌndəld] n → logiciels mpl joints or groupésbun fight n (British) (= party) → réception f
(= argument) → bagarre f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bundle
n
(fig) a bundle of (= large number of) → eine ganze Menge; he is a bundle of nerves → er ist ein Nervenbündel; that child is a bundle of mischief → das Kind hat nichts als Unfug im Kopf; her little bundle of joy (inf) → ihr kleiner Wonneproppen (inf); a bundle of fun (inf) → das reinste Vergnügen; it cost a bundle (inf) → das hat eine Stange Geld gekostet (inf); he didn’t go a bundle on clubbing (inf) → er stand nicht so auf Nachtklubs (inf)
vt
(= tie in a bundle) → bündeln; bundled software (Comput) → Softwarepaket nt; it comes bundled with … (Comput) → … ist im Softwarepaket enthalten ? bundle up
(= put, send hastily) things → stopfen; people → verfrachten, schaffen; (into vehicle) → packen (inf), → schaffen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bundle
[ˈbʌndl]1. n (of clothes, rags) → fagotto, involto; (of sticks) → fascina; (of papers) → mucchio; (of newspapers) → fascio
to be a bundle of nerves → essere tesissimo/a
to be a bundle of nerves → essere tesissimo/a
2. vt
a. (also bundle up) (clothes) → fare un fagotto di, raccogliere in un mucchio; (papers) → fare un fascio di
b. (put hastily) → riporre in fretta; (person) → spingere, caricare in gran fretta
bundle off vt + adv (person) → mandare via in gran fretta
he was bundled off to Australia → l'hanno spedito in fretta e furia in Australia
he was bundled off to Australia → l'hanno spedito in fretta e furia in Australia
bundle out vt + adv → far uscire (senza tante cerimonie)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bundle
(ˈbandl) noun a number of things bound together. a bundle of rags.
verb1. (often with up or together) to make into bundles. Bundle up all your things and bring them with you.
2. to go, put or send (away) in a hurried or disorderly way. They bundled him out of the room.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bun·dle
n. manojo, haz; bulto;
___ -branch block → bloque de rama.
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