collect
adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
"the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: {cod}]
n : a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church
of Rome or the Church of England
adv : make a telephone call or mail a package so that the
recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package
collect"
v 1: get together [syn: {accumulate}, {pile up}, {amass}, {compile},
{hoard}]
2: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
dollars in outstanding debts" [syn: {take in}]
3: get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts
together" [syn: {gather}, {garner}, {pull together}] [ant:
{spread}]
4: get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" [syn: {accumulate},
{pull in}]
5: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday";
"She picked up the children at the day care center" [syn:
{pick up}, {gather up}, {call for}]
6: to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers" [syn: {collate}]
7: move together [syn: {gather}, {congregate}]