A-V bundle

bun·dle  (b?n?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.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.Phrasal Verb: bundle up To dress oneself warmly.Idioms: bundle of joy A baby. bundle of nerves An extremely nervous person.[Middle English bundel, probably from Middle Dutch bondel; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]bun?dler n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bundle (?b?nd?l) n1. 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; package3. slang a large sum of money4. go a bundle on slang to be extremely fond of5. (Biology) biology a collection of strands of specialized tissue such as nerve fibres6. (Botany) botany short for vascular bundle7. (Units) textiles a measure of yarn or cloth; 60 000 yards of linen yarn; 5 or 10 pounds of cotton hanks8. slang Austral and NZ to panic or give up hope9. slang NZ to give birthvb10. (often foll by: up) to make into a bundle11. (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 package14. (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] ?bundler nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bun?dle (?b?n 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

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