Noun
gather -
the act of gathering something
gathering
assembling ,
collecting ,
aggregation ,
collection the act of gathering something together
centralisation ,
centralization gathering to a center
gather -
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
gathering
stitchery ,
sewing joining or attaching by stitches
Verb
gather -
assemble or get together; "gather some stones" ; "pull your thoughts together"
garner ,
collect ,
pull together
distribute ,
spread give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
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"
marshal ,
mobilise ,
mobilize ,
summon arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
rake gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
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"
club gather into a club-like mass; "club hair"
hive gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
salvage ,
scavenge collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
muster up ,
muster ,
summon ,
rally ,
come up call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
round up seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"
cull ,
pluck ,
pick remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd"
nut gather nuts
snail gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer"
bird-nest ,
birdnest gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"
nest gather nests
oyster gather oysters, dig oysters
sponge gather sponges, in the ocean
pearl gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
clam gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
shock subject to electrical shocks
heap up ,
stack up ,
pile up arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
gather -
draw together into folds or puckers
pucker ,
tuck
sew together ,
stitch ,
sew ,
run up fasten by sewing; do needlework
gather -
look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
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"
shell remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes" ; "shell mussels"
gather -
conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"
reason out ,
reason ,
conclude think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
gather -
draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"
pull strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up" ; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
gather -
collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement" ; "Let's gather in the dining room"
meet ,
assemble ,
forgather ,
foregather
interact act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
aggroup ,
group arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
meet contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend" ; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
congregate come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"
hive gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
fort up ,
fort station (troops) in a fort
convene meet formally; "The council convened last week"
cluster ,
flock ,
constellate ,
clump come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
crowd together ,
crowd to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
converge come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"
turn out come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?"
caucus meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
club gather into a club-like mass; "club hair"
gather -
collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office" ; "The work keeps piling up"
accumulate ,
cumulate ,
conglomerate ,
pile up ,
amass
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary" ; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
backlog accumulate and create a backlog
accrete grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"
drift be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high" ; "sand drifting like snow"
gather -
get people together; "assemble your colleagues" ; "get together all those who are interested in the project" ; "gather the close family members"
assemble ,
get together
foregather ,
forgather ,
assemble ,
gather ,
meet create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt" ; "He tacked together some verses" ; "They set up a committee"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends" ; "make enemies"
gather -
increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum" ; "the car gathers speed"
gain
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary" ; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
