n.
- a collection of things or quantity of material tied or wrapped up together.
▸Anatomy a set of nerve, muscle, or other fibres running in parallel close together.
- informal a large amount of money.
v.
- tie or roll up in or as if in a bundle.
-
(usu. be bundled up)
dress in many warm clothes.
- informal push or carry forcibly.
▸(of a group) move in a disorganized way.
- sleep fully clothed with another person, as a former local custom during courtship.
Phrase
- a bundle of fun
(or laughs)
informal, often ironic something extremely amusing or pleasant. - drop one's bundle
Austral./NZ informal go to pieces. - go a bundle on
[usu. with neg.]
Brit. informal be very keen on.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: perh. orig. from OE byndelle ‘a binding’, reinforced by Low Ger. and Du. bundel.