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gather

gath·er [ gáər ]


verb  (past and past participle gath·ered, present participle gath·er·ing, 3rd person present singular gath·ers)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb form into group: to bring people or things together to form a group, or come together to form a group

2. transitive verb harvest something: to pick or harvest a crop

3. transitive verb collect data: to compile something such as information or ideas from various sources

4. transitive verb attract following: to attract a group of people as supporters, followers, or an audience
The street players have gathered quite a crowd.

5. transitive and intransitive verb accumulate something: to accumulate a gradually increasing mass or quantity of something, or be accumulated gradually
Clouds gathered on the horizon.

6. transitive verb find inner strength: to summon up energies, courage, or strength from within

7. transitive verb surmise something: to conclude something from intuition or observation

8. transitive verb bring somebody or something close: to draw somebody or something close

9. transitive verb lift somebody or something up: to pick or scoop somebody or something up

10. transitive and intransitive verb wrinkle brow: to draw the brow into wrinkles, or be drawn into wrinkles

11. transitive verb pull fabric together: to draw fabric together in a series of folds along a line of stitching

12. transitive verb printing put pages in order: to assemble the printed sections of a book in the correct order for binding

13. transitive verb craft prepare molten glass for blowing: to collect molten glass at the end of a tube for blowing and shaping

14. intransitive verb medicine form pus-filled head: to form and fill with pus



noun  (plural gath·ers)
Definition:
 
1. fold in fabric: one in a series of folds in fabric

2. craft molten glass ball: a ball of molten glass collected on a tube for blowing and shaping

[ Old English gaderian< Indo-European, "bring together"]

gath·er·er noun

Word Key: Synonyms

See collect1.

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