GATHER

Definition:

1. [noun] sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
   Synonyms: ing
   
   
2. [noun] the act of gathering something
   Synonyms: ing
   
   
3. [verb] assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
   Synonyms: garner, collect, pull together
   
   
4. [verb] collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
   Synonyms: meet, assemble, forfore
   
   
5. [verb] collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
   Synonyms: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, amass
   
   
6. [verb] conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"
   
   
7. [verb] draw fabric together and sew it tightly
   Synonyms: pucker, tuck
   
   
8. [verb] get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
   Synonyms: assemble, get together
   
   
9. [verb] look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
   
   

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Related Words:

• mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon
• rake
• reap, harvest, glean
• hive
• salvage, scavenge
• muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up
• round up
• pick, pluck, cull
• nut
• snail
• birdnest, bird-nest
• nest
• oyster
• sponge
• pearl
• clam
• shock
• pile up, heap up, stack up
• group, aggroup
• meet
• congregate
• hive
• fort, fort up
• convene
• cluster, constellate, flock, clump
• crowd, crowd together
• converge
• turn out
• caucus
• club
• backlog
• accrete
• drift
• make
• shell
• centralization, centralisation
• harvest, harvesting, harvest home