gather by Collins

1) verb, to assemble or cause to assemble
2) verb, to collect or be collected gradually; muster
3) verb, to learn from information given; conclude or assume
4) verb, to pick or harvest (flowers, fruit, etc)
5) verb, to clasp or embrace
6) verb, to bring close (to) or wrap (around)
7) verb, to increase or cause to increase gradually, as in force, speed, intensity, etc
8) verb, to contract (the brow) or (of the brow) to become contracted into wrinkles; knit
9) verb, to assemble (sections of a book) in the correct sequence for binding
10) verb, to collect by making a selection
11) verb, to prepare or make ready
12) verb, to draw (material) into a series of small tucks or folds by passing a thread through it and then pulling it tight
13) verb, (of a boil or other sore) to come to a head; form pus
14) noun, a) the act of gathering b) the amount gathered
15) noun, a small fold in material, as made by a tightly pulled stitch; tuck
16) noun, printing. an informal name for section

Etymology

Old English gadrian; related to Old Frisian gaderia, Middle Low German gaderen

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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