gather

1. Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching (synset 103433715)
   is a type of: sewing, stitchery - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
   same as: gathering
2. The act of gathering something (synset 101016932)
   is a type of: aggregation, assembling, collecting, collection - the act of gathering something together
   subtypes:

   • centralisation, centralization - gathering to a center
   • harvest, harvest home, harvesting - the gathering of a ripened crop
   same as: gathering

1. Assemble or get together (synset 201383303)
   "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
   subtypes:

   • marshal, mobilise, mobilize, summon - make ready for action or use
   • rake - gather with a rake
   • glean, harvest, reap - gather, as of natural products
   • club - gather into a club-like mass
   • hive - gather into a hive
   • salvage, scavenge - collect discarded material
   • come up, muster, muster up, rally, summon - gather or bring together
   • round up - seek out and bring together
   • cull, pick, pluck - look for and gather
   • nut - gather nuts
   • snail - gather snails
   • bird-nest, birdnest - gather birdnests
   • 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 - collect or gather into shocks
   • heap up, pile up, stack up - arrange into piles or stacks
   same as: collect, garner, pull together
2. Collect in one place (synset 202433771)
   "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
   is a type of: interact - act together or towards others or with others
   subtypes:

   • aggroup, group - form a group or group together
   • meet - meet by design; be present at the arrival of
   • congregate - come together, usually for a purpose
   • hive - move together in a hive or as if in a hive
   • fort, fort up - gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
   • convene - meet formally
   • clump, cluster, constellate, flock - come together as in a cluster or flock
   • crowd, crowd together - to gather together in large numbers
   • converge - move or draw together at a certain location
   • turn out - come and gather for a public event
   • caucus - meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
   • club - gather and spend time together
   same as: assemble, foregather, forgather, meet
   verb group: come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see - come together
3. Collect or gather (synset 200158612)
   "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
   is a type of: increase - become bigger or greater in amount
   subtypes:

   • backlog - accumulate and create a backlog
   • accrete - grow or become attached by accretion
   • drift - be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
   same as: accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up
4. Conclude from evidence (synset 200947157)
   "I gather you have not done your homework"
   is a type of: conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
5. Draw together into folds or puckers (synset 201333504)
   is a type of: run up, sew, sew together, stitch - fasten by sewing; do needlework
   same as: pucker, tuck
6. Get people together (synset 202604140)
   "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
   causes: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet - collect in one place
   subtypes: make - form by assembling individuals or constituents
   same as: assemble, get together
7. Draw and bring closer (synset 201352575)
   "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"
   is a type of: pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
8. Look for (food) in nature (synset 201319279)
   "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
   is a type of: look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
   subtypes: shell - look for and collect shells by the seashore
9. Increase or develop (synset 200157270)
   "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
   is a type of: increase - become bigger or greater in amount
   same as: gain

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