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Meaning
Verb
●
To
collect
;
normally
separate
things.
Especially, to
harvest
food.
To
accumulate
over time
, to
amass
little by little.
To
congregate
, or assemble.
To
grow
gradually
larger
by accretion.
●
In Sewing:
To
bring
parts
of a whole closer.
To
add
pleats
or
folds
to a
piece
of
cloth
,
normally
to reduce its width.
●
In Knitting:
To
bring
parts
of a whole closer.
To
bring
stitches
closer
together.
●
In Architecture:
To
bring
parts
of a whole closer.
To
bring together
, or
nearer
together, in
masonry
,
as for
example
where the
width
of a
fireplace
is
rapidly
diminished
to the
width
of the flue.
●
In Nautical:
To
bring
parts
of a whole closer.
To
haul in
; to take up.
●
To
bring
parts
of a whole closer.
●
To
infer
or
conclude
; to know from a different source.
●
In Medicine:
To be
filled
with pus
●
In Glassblowing:
To
collect
molten
glass
on the
end of
a tool.
●
To
gain
; to win.
Noun
●
A
plait
or
fold
in
cloth
, made by
drawing
a
thread
through it; a pucker.
●
The
inclination
forward of the
axle
journals
to keep the
wheels
from working outward.
●
In Masonry:
The
soffit
or under
surface
of the
masonry
required in
gathering
. See gather.
●
In Glassblowing:
A
blob
of
molten
glass
collected
on the
end of
a blowpipe.
●
A gathering.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
gather
English
gaderen
Middle English (1100-1500)
gaderian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Accrue
Accumulate
Begather
Assemble
Gether
Amass
Group
Collect
Agglomerate
Congregate
Glean
Add Up
Round Up
Get Up
Related
Acquire
Obtain
Receive
Generate
Organize
Discover
Gain
Capture
Surmise
Collate
Analyze
Compile
Find
Harvest
Retrieve
Uncover
Analyse
Create
Share
Draw
Learn
Collecting
Deduce
Collected
Record
Observe
Collects
Extract
Infer
Arrange
Understand
Access
Evaluate
Solicit
Process
Derive
Muster
Identify
Store
Cluster
Locate
Mobilize
Distribute
Explore
Meet
Search
Convene
Conclude
Exchange
Dig Up
Pick Up
Scoop Up
More
Rhymes
Gather
Slather
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