noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:B AH1 N D AH0 L IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:B AH1 N D L IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Arrangement in a bundle or collection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An old custom in Wales, New England, and elsewhere for sweethearts to sleep on the same bed without undressing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of bundle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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4
noun
Meaning 4
the act of shoving hastily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she complained about bundling the children off to school
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shove
5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of binding something into a bundle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: packing, boxing
6
noun
Meaning 6
a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: courtship, wooing, courting, suit
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Spanish:
conjunción
— arrangement in a bundle or collection
Spanish:
juntamiento
— arrangement in a bundle or collection