noun

1. a cluster or tuft of things growing together a bunch of grapes
2. a collection of things of the same kind fastened or grouped together, or regarded as belonging together a bunch of keys
3. Informal a group of people, esp. of the same kind
4. Obsolete a hump or protuberance

Etymology: ME bonche, bundle, hump < OFr (Walloon) bouge < Fl boudje, dim. of boud, bundle

transitive verb, intransitive verb

1. to form or collect into a bunch or bunches; gather together in a mass: often with up
2. to gather into loose folds or wads, as a dress, skirt, etc.