bundle

bun·dle  (bndl)

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.

1. To hurry; hasten: The children came bundling in from outside.

2. To dress oneself warmly.

3. To sleep in the same bed while fully clothed, a custom formerly practiced by engaged couples in New England and in Wales.

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[Middle English bundel, probably from Middle Dutch bondel; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bundler n.

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bundle

Noun

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. Biol a collection of strands of specialized tissue such as nerve fibres

4. Bot a strand of conducting tissue within plants

Verb

[-dling, -dled]

1. (foll. by out, off, into)etc. to cause (someone) to go, esp. roughly or unceremoniously: she bundled them unceremoniously out into the garden

2. to push or throw (something), esp. in a quick untidy way: the soiled items were bundled into a black plastic bag [probably from Middle Dutch bundel]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bundle - a collection of things wrapped or boxed together package, packet, parcel aggregation, 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 storing sheaf bale - a large bundle bound for storage or transport faggot, fagot - a bundle of sticks and branches bound together pack - a bundle (especially one carried on the back) parcel, package - a wrapped container 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" big bucks, big money, megabucks, pile 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" bundle up, roll up 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" bunch, bunch up, cluster, clump 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" wad, compact, pack 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 practice bundling catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleep

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bundle

noun 1. bunch, group, collection, mass, pile, quantity, stack, heap, rick, batch, accumulation, assortment

verb 2. push, thrust, shove, throw, rush, hurry, hasten, jostle, hustle

bundle someone up wrap up, swathe, muffle up, clothe warmly

bundle something up package, tie, pack, bind, wrap, tie up, bale, fasten, truss, tie together, palletize

Translations

bundle [ˈbʌndl] n (gen) → bulto, fardo; [of sticks] → haz m [of papers] → legajo

vt (also: bundle up) → atar, envolver;

to bundle sth/sb into → meter algo/a algn precipitadamente en

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bundle [ˈbʌndl] n → paquet m

vt (also: bundle up) → faire un paquet de (= put);

to bundle sth/sb into → fourrer or enfourner qch/qn dans

bundle off vt [+ person] → faire sortir (en toute hâte); expédier

bundle out vt → éjecter, sortir (sans ménagements)

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bundle [ˈbʌndl] n → Bündel nt

vt (also: bundle up) → bündeln;

(put);

to bundle sth into → etw stopfen or packen in +acc;

to bundle sb into → jdn schaffen in +acc

bundle off vt → schaffen

bundle out vt → herausschaffen

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bundle [ˈbʌndl] n → fascio

vt (also: bundle up) → legare in un fascio (= put): to bundle sth/sb into → spingere qc/qn in

bundle off vt [+ person] → mandare via in gran fretta

bundle out vt → far uscire (senza tante cerimonie)