gather, gathering (noun)

sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

gather, gathering (verb)

the act of gathering something

gather, garner, collect, pull together (verb)

assemble or get together

"gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather (verb)

collect in one place

"We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass (verb)

collect or gather

"Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

gather (verb)

conclude from evidence

"I gather you have not done your homework"

gather, pucker, tuck (verb)

draw together into folds or puckers

assemble, gather, get together (verb)

get people together

"assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"

gather (verb)

draw and bring closer

"she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"

gather (verb)

look for (food) in nature

"Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"

gain, gather (verb)

increase or develop

"the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"

gather (Noun)

A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.

gather (Noun)

The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.

gather (Noun)

The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).

gather (Noun)

A piece of molten glass colected on the end of a blowpipe.

gather (Verb)

To collect; normally separate things.

gather (Verb)

To bring parts of a whole closer.

gather (Verb)

To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.

gather (Verb)

To be filled with pus

gather (Verb)

To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.