gather

Meanings

• sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
• the act of gathering something
• assemble or get together
  • "gather some stones"
• collect in one place
  • "Let's gather in the dining room"
• collect or gather
• conclude from evidence
  • "I gather you have not done your homework"
• draw together into folds or puckers
• get people together
  • "gather the close family members"
• draw and bring closer
  • "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"
• look for (food) in nature
  • "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
• increase or develop
  • "the car gathers speed"

Synonyms

accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, conglomerate, cumulate, foregather, forgather, gain, garner, gathering, get together, meet, pile up, pucker, pull together, tuck