Antonyms for bundle up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : buhn-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌn dl


Definition of bundle up

Origin :
  • early 14c., "bound collection of things," from Middle Dutch bondel, diminutive of bond, from binden "to bind," or perhaps a merger of this word and Old English byndele "binding," from Proto-Germanic *bundilin (cf. German bündel "to bundle"), from PIE root *bhendh- "tie" (see bend (v.)). Meaning "a lot of money" is from 1899. To be a bundle of nerves "very anxious" is from 1938.
  • As in wrap : verb surround with a covering
  • As in infold : verb wrap
  • As in clothe : verb cover with apparel
  • As in dress : verb put on clothing
Example sentences :
  • I saw you before to-day,” replied Joey, “for I carried a bundle up for you.
  • Extract from : « The Poacher » by Frederick Marryat
  • She held the bundle up and looked at it in rapt contemplation.
  • Extract from : « Stubble » by George Looms
  • Mr. Phelps went for his car, and Patty flew to bundle up the baby.
  • Extract from : « Patty's Summer Days » by Carolyn Wells
  • Monjoy drew the bundle up quickly and closed the doors again.
  • Extract from : « Back o' the Moon » by Oliver Onions
  • I'll come, if you'll wait until I bundle up a little so as to keep warm.
  • Extract from : « Half-Hours with Jimmieboy » by John Kendrick Bangs
  • The next moment he snatched the bundle up with a cry of triumph.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories, May, 1931 » by Various
  • They did not have to bundle up so much and the sea-air was delightful.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls on Palm Island » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • Father says you are to bundle up and come over to Bracken for dinner.
  • Extract from : « Back at School with the Tucker Twins » by Nell Speed
  • He hangs this bundle up in the house over the place where he sits.
  • Extract from : « Fetichism in West Africa » by Robert Hamill Nassau
  • He picked the bundle up and untied it, touching the contents timidly.
  • Extract from : « The Lions of the Lord » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for bundle up

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