gather
n 1: small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a
line of stitching [syn: {gathering}]
2: the act of gathering something [syn: {gathering}]
v 1: get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts
together" [syn: {garner}, {collect}, {pull together}]
[ant: {spread}]
2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement";
"Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: {meet}, {assemble},
{forgather}, {foregather}]
3: move together [syn: {congregate}, {collect}]
4: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"
[syn: {accumulate}, {cumulate}, {conglomerate}, {pile up},
{amass}]
5: conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your
homework"
6: draw fabric together and sew it tightly [syn: {pucker}, {tuck}]
7: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get
together all those who are interested in the project";
"gather the close family members" [syn: {assemble}, {get
together}]
8: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous
experience?" [syn: {understand}, {infer}]