gather
vb
1 to assemble or cause to assemble
2 to collect or be collected gradually; muster
3 tr to learn from information given; conclude or assume
4 tr to pick or harvest (flowers, fruit, etc.)
5 tr; foll by: to or into to clasp or embrace
the mother gathered the child into her arms
6 tr to bring close (to) or wrap (around)
she gathered her shawl about her shoulders
7 to increase or cause to increase gradually, as in force, speed, intensity, etc.
8 to contract (the brow) or (of the brow) to become contracted into wrinkles; knit
9 tr to assemble (sections of a book) in the correct sequence for binding
10 tr to collect by making a selection
11 tr to prepare or make ready
to gather one's wits
12 to draw (material) into a series of small tucks or folds by passing a thread through it and then pulling it tight
13 intr (of a boil or other sore) to come to a head; form pus
n
15 a small fold in material, as made by a tightly pulled stitch; tuck
16 (Printing) an informal name for →
section →
17
(Old English gadrian; related to Old Frisian gaderia, Middle Low German gaderen)
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gatherable adj
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gatherer n