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gather - the act of gathering something |
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gathering |
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aggregation,
assembling,
collecting,
collection the act of gathering something together
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centralisation,
centralization gathering to a center
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harvest,
harvesting,
harvest home the season for gathering crops
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gather - sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching |
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gathering |
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sewing,
stitchery joining or attaching by stitches
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| Verb |
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gather - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
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garner,
collect |
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distribute,
spread give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
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gather up,
lift up,
pick up lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
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marshal,
mobilise,
mobilize,
summon arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
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rake gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
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glean,
harvest,
reap remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation; "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals"
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club gather into a club-like mass; "club hair"
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hive gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
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salvage,
scavenge collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
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come up,
muster,
muster up,
rally,
summon bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
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round up seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"
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cull,
pick,
pluck remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd"
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nut gather nuts
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snail gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer"
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bird-nest,
birdnest gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"
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nest gather nests
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oyster gather oysters, dig oysters
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sponge gather sponges, in the ocean
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pearl gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
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clam gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
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shock subject to electrical shocks
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heap up,
pile up,
stack up arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
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gather - draw together into folds or puckers |
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pucker,
tuck |
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run up,
sew,
sew together,
stitch pile up (debts or scores)
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gather - look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall" |
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look for,
search,
seek try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
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shell remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
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gather - conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework" |
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conclude,
reason,
reason out bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"
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gather - draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders" |
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pull strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
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