What is the meaning of bunch?

noun

• A grouping of a number of similar things.
  • usage: "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
  • synonyms: clump, cluster, clustering
• An informal body of friends.
  • usage: "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
  • synonyms: crowd, crew, gang
• Any collection in its entirety.
  • usage: "she bought the whole caboodle"
  • synonyms: lot, caboodle

verb

• Form into a bunch.
  • usage: "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
  • synonyms: bunch together, bunch up
• Gather or cause to gather into a cluster.
  • usage: "She bunched her fingers into a fist"
  • synonyms: bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump