noun · verb · 27 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbʌn.dl̩/
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rhymes with -ʌndəl
CMU ARPABET:B AH1 N D AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
a bundle of straw or of paper
a bundle of noodles
a bundle of old clothes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sheaf, wisp
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A group of products or services sold together as a unit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
This software bundle includes a wordprocessor, a spreadsheet, and two games.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A large amount, especially of money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
The inventor of that gizmo must have made a bundle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mint, pile, small fortune
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, cluster, or lexical bundle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she made a bundle selling real estate
they sank megabucks into their new house
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pile, big bucks, megabucks, big money
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: money
24
verb
Meaning 24
sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: practice bundling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
25
verb
Meaning 25
compress into a wad
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
wad paper into the box
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pack, wad, compact
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arrange, set up
Narrower terms: puddle
26
verb
Meaning 26
gather or cause to gather into a cluster
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She bunched her fingers into a fist
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bunch, bunch up, cluster, clump
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: form
Narrower terms: agglomerate
27
verb
Meaning 27
make into a bundle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he bundled up his few possessions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bundle up, roll up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pack
History
Etymology
From Middle English bundel, from Middle Dutch bondel or Old English byndele, byndelle (“a binding; tying; fastening with bands”); both from Proto-Germanic *bundil-, derivative of *bundą (“bundle”). Compare also bindle, Dutch bundel, German Bündel.
Across languages
Translations
297 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
bokshe
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Southern Altai:
буулам
(buulam)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Arabic:
إِبَالَة
(ʔibāla)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Arabic:
حُزْمَة
(ḥuzma)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Armenian:
կապոց
(kapocʻ)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Armenian:
կապուկ
(kapuk)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Armenian:
խուրձ
(xurj)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Aromanian:
mãnuclju
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Azerbaijani:
dəstə
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Azerbaijani:
boğça
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Belarusian:
звя́зка
(zvjázka)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Bulgarian:
вързо́п
(vǎrzóp)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Bulgarian:
сноп
(snop)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Burmese:
အထုပ်
(a.htup)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Catalan:
feix
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Chinese Mandarin:
捆
(kǔn)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Chinese Mandarin:
包
(bāo)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Chinese Mandarin:
束
(shù)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Czech:
svazek
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Danish:
bundt
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Dutch:
bundel
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Finnish:
nippu
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Finnish:
kimppu
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Finnish:
nyytti
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Finnish:
paketti
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
French:
faisceau
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
French:
fagot
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Galician:
feixe
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
German:
Bündel
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Ancient Greek:
δέσμη
(désmē)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Hawaiian:
pūʻā
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Hindi:
गठरी
(gaṭhrī)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Hindi:
गड्डी
(gaḍḍī)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Hungarian:
köteg
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Indonesian:
bundel
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Ingrian:
kimppu
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Irish:
cuach
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Irish:
allatán
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Irish:
cual
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Italian:
insieme
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Italian:
fascina
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Italian:
fascio
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Japanese:
束
(taba)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Khmer:
កណ្ដាប់
(kɑɑkɑndap)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Khmer:
កលាប
(kaʼlaap)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Khmer:
ក្តឿង
(ktɨəng)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Korean:
꾸러미
(kkureomi)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Korean:
묶음
(mukkeum)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Kumyk:
байлам
(baylam)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Ladino:
בוגו
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Ladino:
bogo
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Latin:
sarcina
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Latin:
fascis
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Macedonian:
вр́зоп
(vŕzop)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Malay:
berkas
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Norman:
bott'lée
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Norwegian Bokmål:
bunt
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bunt
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Occitan:
fais
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Persian:
دسته
(daste)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Persian:
بقچه
(baqče)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Plautdietsch:
Goaw
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Polish:
wiązka
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Polish:
pęk
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Portuguese:
fardo
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Portuguese:
trouxa
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Quechua:
q'ipi
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Romanian:
snop
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Romanian:
mănunchi
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Romanian:
fascicul
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Romanian:
legătură
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Russian:
свя́зка
(svjázka)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Russian:
пучо́к
(pučók)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Russian:
пук
(puk)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Russian:
у́зел
(úzel)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Russian:
свёрток
(svjórtok)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Russian:
вяза́нка
(vjazánka)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Russian:
па́чка
(páčka)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Sanskrit:
बन्ध
(bandha)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Scottish Gaelic:
ultach
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Serbo-Croatian:
smotuljak
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Serbo-Croatian:
svežanj
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Serbo-Croatian:
bȁla
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Slovak:
zväzok
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Slovak:
viazanica
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Slovene:
sveženj
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
haz
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
atado
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
fajo
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
conjunto
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
gavilla
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
lío
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
fardo
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
fardel
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
tanate
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Spanish:
molote
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Swahili:
furushi
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Swedish:
bunt
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Swedish:
packe
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Swedish:
paket
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Swedish:
knippe
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Swedish:
knyte
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Tagalog:
bungkos
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Tagalog:
tungkos
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Tajik:
даста
(dasta)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Taos:
ílena
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Tauya:
awate
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Tày:
ben
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Tày:
bỏ
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Thai:
มัด
(mát)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Thai:
กํา
(gam)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Thai:
ฟ่อน
(fɔ̂ɔn)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Turkish:
bohça
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Ottoman Turkish:
باغ
(bağ)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Ukrainian:
в'я́зка
(vʺjázka)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Ukrainian:
жмут
(žmut)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Vietnamese:
chùm
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Vietnamese:
bó
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Volapük:
tuf
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Yiddish:
בינטל
(bintl)
— group of objects held together by wrapping or tying
Armenian:
կապոց
(kapocʻ)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Armenian:
փաթեթ
(pʻatʻetʻ)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Azerbaijani:
boğça
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Azerbaijani:
bağlama
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Azerbaijani:
bağlı
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Belarusian:
паке́т
(pakjét)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Belarusian:
паку́нак
(pakúnak)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Belarusian:
скру́так
(skrútak)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Bulgarian:
паке́т
(pakét)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Catalan:
farcell
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Czech:
balík
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Dutch:
bundel
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Finnish:
nippu
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Finnish:
kimppu
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Finnish:
nyytti
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Finnish:
paketti
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
French:
paquet
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
German:
Bündel
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Ancient Greek:
δέσμη
(désmē)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Hawaiian:
ʻope
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Italian:
pacchetto
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Italian:
fagotto
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Italian:
rotolo
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Latin:
fascis
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Lombard:
fagòtt
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Macedonian:
па́кет
(páket)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Māori:
kope
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Māori:
pūpū
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Māori:
pōwhā
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Polish:
zawiniątko
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Portuguese:
pacote
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Portuguese:
embrulho
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Portuguese:
trouxa
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Rarotongan:
koʻu
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Romanian:
colet
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Romanian:
pachet
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Russian:
паке́т
(pakét)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Russian:
свёрток
(svjórtok)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Samoan:
ʻofu
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Scottish Gaelic:
ultach
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Spanish:
bulto
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Swedish:
bunt
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Swedish:
paket
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Taos:
ílena
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Tongan:
kofukofu
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Turkish:
bohça
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Ukrainian:
паке́т
(pakét)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Ukrainian:
зго́рток
(zhórtok)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Ukrainian:
су́верток
(súvertok)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Ukrainian:
паку́нок
(pakúnok)
— package wrapped or tied up for carrying
Bulgarian:
пакет
(paket)
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Catalan:
paquet
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Catalan:
pac
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Finnish:
paketti
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Finnish:
kytkykauppa
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Romanian:
pachet
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Spanish:
conjunto
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Spanish:
junta
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Spanish:
juntura
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Spanish:
conjuntura
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Spanish:
chemís
— group of products or services sold together as a unit
Armenian:
խուրձ
(xurj)
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Azerbaijani:
dəstə
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Azerbaijani:
paçka
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Belarusian:
па́чка
(páčka)
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Bulgarian:
па́чка
(páčka)
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Catalan:
feix
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Czech:
balík
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Dutch:
bundel
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Dutch:
hoop
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Finnish:
tukku
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
French:
paquet
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Galician:
feixe
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Galician:
feixe de cartos
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
German:
Bündel
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Italian:
gruzzolo
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Macedonian:
па́чка
(páčka)
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Macedonian:
па́кетче
(páketče)
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Polish:
kupa
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Portuguese:
monte
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Russian:
па́чка
(páčka)
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Spanish:
fajo
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Swedish:
bunt
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Ukrainian:
па́чка
(páčka)
— colloquial: large amount, especially of money
Bulgarian:
сноп
(snop)
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
Dutch:
spierbundel
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
Finnish:
kimppu
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
German:
Bündel
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
Polish:
pęczek
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
Portuguese:
feixe
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
Romanian:
fascicul de fibre nervoase
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
Spanish:
haz
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
Swedish:
knippe
— biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres
Finnish:
ryväs
— linguistics: unidiomatic sequence of words that occurs with high frequency
Finnish:
paketti
— computing: type of Mac OS directory
Catalan:
feix
— 1000 sheets of paper
Finnish:
kaksi riisiä
— 1000 sheets of paper
Polish:
ryza austriacka
— 1000 sheets of paper
Finnish:
aineisto
— law: assemblage of documentation for a court case
Bulgarian:
сноп
(snop)
— mathematics: type of topological space
Chinese Cantonese:
叢 /丛
(cung4)
— mathematics: type of topological space
Chinese Mandarin:
叢 /丛
(cóng)
— mathematics: type of topological space
Finnish:
kimppu
— mathematics: type of topological space
German:
Bündel
— mathematics: type of topological space
Japanese:
束
(soku)
— mathematics: type of topological space
Kazakh:
айырғыш
(aiyrğyş)
— mathematics: type of topological space
Russian:
расслоение
(rasslojenije)
— mathematics: type of topological space
Bulgarian:
връзвам
(vrǎzvam)
— to tie or wrap together
Dutch:
bundelen
— to tie or wrap together
Dutch:
aaneenbinden
— to tie or wrap together
Dutch:
samenbinden
— to tie or wrap together
Finnish:
niputtaa
— to tie or wrap together
Finnish:
kääräistä
— to tie or wrap together
Finnish:
sitoa
— to tie or wrap together
Finnish:
sitoa yhteen
— to tie or wrap together
Finnish:
kimputtaa
— to tie or wrap together
French:
lier
— to tie or wrap together
French:
enliasser
— to tie or wrap together
German:
bündeln
— to tie or wrap together
Ido:
enpakigar
— to tie or wrap together
Irish:
cuach
— to tie or wrap together
Italian:
raccogliere
— to tie or wrap together
Italian:
aggregare
— to tie or wrap together
Italian:
affagottare
— to tie or wrap together
Māori:
pūpū
— to tie or wrap together
Māori:
pōtoketoke
— to tie or wrap together
Māori:
paihere
— to tie or wrap together
Māori:
whakamekemeke
— to tie or wrap together
Māori:
mōkī
— to tie or wrap together
Māori:
mōkihi
— to tie or wrap together
Portuguese:
enfardar
— to tie or wrap together
Rarotongan:
koʻu
— to tie or wrap together
Rarotongan:
koʻukoʻu
— to tie or wrap together
Romanian:
lega
— to tie or wrap together
Romanian:
matisa
— to tie or wrap together
Russian:
свя́зывать в у́зел
(svjázyvatʹ v úzel)
— to tie or wrap together
Samoan:
ʻofu
— to tie or wrap together
Scottish Gaelic:
trus
— to tie or wrap together
Spanish:
atar
— to tie or wrap together
Spanish:
liar
— to tie or wrap together
Spanish:
amarrar
— to tie or wrap together
Swedish:
bunta
— to tie or wrap together
Dutch:
buitenwerken
— to hustle, dispatch quickly
Dutch:
wegwerken
— to hustle, dispatch quickly
Finnish:
lähettää matkoihinsa
— to hustle, dispatch quickly
Spanish:
empujar
— to hustle, dispatch quickly
Spanish:
carrerear
— to hustle, dispatch quickly
Spanish:
despachar rápidamente
— to hustle, dispatch quickly
Bulgarian:
обличам топло
(obličam toplo)
— to dress someone warmly
Dutch:
induffelen
— to dress someone warmly
Finnish:
topata
— to dress someone warmly
Romanian:
înfofoli
— to dress someone warmly
Romanian:
încotoșmăna
— to dress someone warmly
Scottish Gaelic:
trus
— to dress someone warmly
Spanish:
abrigar
— to dress someone warmly
Swedish:
bylta
— to dress someone warmly
Dutch:
zich induffelen
— intransitive: to dress warmly
Finnish:
toppautua
— intransitive: to dress warmly
Russian:
утепля́ться
(utepljátʹsja)
— intransitive: to dress warmly
Russian:
утепли́ться
(uteplítʹsja)
— intransitive: to dress warmly
Scottish Gaelic:
trus
— intransitive: to dress warmly
Spanish:
abrigarse
— intransitive: to dress warmly
Finnish:
paketoida
— computing: to sell hardware and software as single product
Italian:
integrare
— computing: to sell hardware and software as single product
Spanish:
juntar
— computing: to sell hardware and software as single product
Spanish:
conjuntar
— computing: to sell hardware and software as single product
Swedish:
bundla
— computing: to sell hardware and software as single product
Bulgarian:
давам си зор
(davam si zor)
— intransitive: to hurry
Bulgarian:
дам си зор
(dam si zor)
— intransitive: to hurry
Dutch:
drummen
— intransitive: to hurry
Dutch:
snellen
— intransitive: to hurry
Finnish:
kiirehtiä
— intransitive: to hurry
French:
se dépêcher
— intransitive: to hurry
Spanish:
apurarse
— intransitive: to hurry
Spanish:
carrerearse
— intransitive: to hurry
Bulgarian:
катурвам
(katurvam)
— transitive: to hastily or clumsily push
Bulgarian:
катурна
(katurna)
— transitive: to hastily or clumsily push