gather
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Definitions
Noun
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Noun
the act of gathering something
Verb
assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
Verb
collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let''s gather in the dining room"
Verb
collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
Verb
conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"
Verb
draw together into folds or puckers
Verb
get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
Verb
draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"
Verb
look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
Verb
increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
Synonyms
accumulate
amass
assemble
collect
conglomerate
cumulate
foregather
forgather
gain
garner
gathering
get together
meet
pile up
pucker
pull together
tuck
More General Terms
aggregation
assembling
collecting
collection
conclude
increase
interact
look for
pull
reason
reason out
run up
search
seek
sew
sew together
sewing
stitch
stitchery
More Specific Terms
accrete
aggroup
backlog
birdnest
bird-nest
caucus
centralisation
centralization
clam
club
clump
cluster
come up
congregate
constellate
convene
converge
crowd
crowd together
cull
drift
flock
fort
fort up
glean
group
harvest
harvest home
harvesting
heap up
hive
make
marshal
meet
mobilise
mobilize
muster
muster up
nest
nut
oyster
pearl
pick
pile up
pluck
rake
rally
reap
round up
salvage
scavenge
shell
shock
snail
sponge
stack up
summon
turn out