bundle up

verb

bundled up; bundling up; bundles up

transitive verb

: to dress (someone) warmly

intransitive verb

: to dress warmly

Examples of bundle up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Public school kids would be outside, bundled up, along with their friends from private and religious schools, who have the day off. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024 Try bundling up and basking in nature's brilliance. Karen Pallarito, Health, 8 June 2024 All bundled up, my family and I counted down — 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, happy New Year! — with hundreds by Husby's. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024 Any general worth his steed would prefer to fight in the summer when there’s plenty of light, the roads are clear, and soldiers aren’t bundled up against the cold. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bundle up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of bundle up was in 1845

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“Bundle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bundle%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

bundle up

verb
: to dress warmly

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