bundle

bun|dle¹ [ˈbʌndl] n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: bundel]

1.) a group of things such as papers, clothes, or sticks that are fastened or tied together

bundle of

▪ bundles of newspapers

▪ a small bundle containing mostly clothing

2.) a number of things that belong or are dealt with together

bundle of

▪ bundles of data

3.) computer software and sometimes other equipment or services that are included with a new computer at no extra cost

4.) a bundle informal

a lot of money

▪ College evening classes cost a bundle.

▪ A company can make a bundle by selling unwanted property.

5.) be a bundle of nerves informal

to be very nervous

6.) be a bundle of laughs/fun

BrE informal an expression meaning a person or situation that is fun or makes you laugh, often used jokingly when they are not fun at all

▪ Being a teenager isn't a bundle of laughs.

7.) not go a bundle on sth/sb

BrE informal to not like something or someone very much

▪ Jim never drank, and certainly didn't go a bundle on gambling.

bundle ²

bundle² v

1.) [T always + adverb/preposition]

to quickly push someone or something somewhere because you are in a hurry or you want to hide them

bundle sb into/through etc sth

▪ They bundled Perez into the car and drove off.

2.) [I always + adverb/preposition] BrE

to move somewhere quickly in a group

bundle into/through etc

▪ Six of us bundled into a taxi.

3.) [T]

to include computer software or other services with a new computer at no extra cost

bundle sth with/into sth

▪ Microsoft can bundle Windows NT at discounted prices with its popular desktop application programs.

bundle sth together

▪ The company offered customers a single computer solution, bundling together hardware and software.

bundle off [bundle sb<=>off] phr v

to send someone somewhere quickly without asking them if they want to go

bundle up [bundle sb/sth<=>up] phr v

1.) also bundle sth<=>together

to make a bundle by tying things together

▪ Bundle up the newspapers and take them to the skip.

2.) also bundle sth<=>together

to put different things together so that they are dealt with at the same time

▪ The lawsuit bundles together the claims of many individuals into one big case.

3.) to put warm clothes on someone or yourself because it is cold

▪ People sat bundled up in scarves, coats, and boots.

bundle somebody/something<=>up against

▪ spectators bundled up against the cold