BUNCH UP
Dictionary entry overview: What does bunch up mean?
• BUNCH UP (verb)
The verb BUNCH UP has 2 senses:
1. form into a bunch
2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster
Familiarity information: BUNCH UP used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BUNCH UP (verb)
Meaning:
Form into a bunch
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bunch; bunch together; bunch up
Context example:
The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom
Hypernyms (to "bunch up" is one way to...):
clump; cluster; constellate; flock (come together as in a cluster or flock)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Gather or cause to gather into a cluster
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bunch; bunch up; bundle; cluster; clump
Context example:
She bunched her fingers into a fist
Hypernyms (to "bunch up" is one way to...):
form (assume a form or shape)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bunch up"):
agglomerate (form into one cluster)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
