gather
1. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
• Syn:
gathering
• Derivationally related forms:
gather (for: gathering)
• Hypernyms:
sewing, stitchery
2. the act of gathering something
• Syn:
gathering
• Derivationally related forms:
gather (for: gathering)
• Hypernyms:
collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
• Hyponyms:
centralization, centralisation, harvest, harvesting, harvest home
1. assemble or get together (Freq. 23)
- gather some stones
- pull your thoughts together
• Syn:
garner, collect, pull together
• Ant:
spread
• See Also:
gather up
• Derivationally related forms:
collection (for: collect), collecting (for: collect)
• Hyponyms:
mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon, rake,
reap, harvest, glean, club, hive, salvage,
scavenge, muster, rally, come up, muster up, round up,
pick, pluck, cull, nut, snail, birdnest,
bird-nest, nest, oyster, sponge, pearl, clam,
shock, pile up, heap up, stack up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. collect in one place (Freq. 7)
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
• Syn:
meet, assemble, forgather, foregather
• Derivationally related forms:
assemblage (for: assemble), gathering, meeting (for: meet)
• Hypernyms:
interact
• Hyponyms:
group, aggroup, meet, congregate, hive,
fort, fort up, convene, cluster, constellate, flock,
flock, crowd, crowd together, converge, turn out,
caucus, club
• Verb Group:
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. collect or gather (Freq. 3)
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
• Syn:
accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, amass
• Derivationally related forms:
gathering, conglomeration (for: conglomerate), cumulative (for: cumulate), cumulus (for: cumulate), cumulation (for: cumulate), accumulative (for: accumulate), accumulation (for: accumulate)
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Hyponyms:
backlog, accrete, drift
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
4. conclude from evidence (Freq. 2)
- I gather you have not done your homework
• Hypernyms:
reason, reason out, conclude
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
5. draw together into folds or puckers (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
pucker, tuck
• Derivationally related forms:
tuck (for: tuck), tucker (for: tuck), pucker (for: pucker), gathering
• Hypernyms:
sew, run up, sew together, stitch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
get together (for: get together), gathering, assemblage (for: assemble)
• Hyponyms:
make
• Cause:
meet, assemble, forgather, foregather
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to gather the prisoners
7. draw and bring closer
- she gathered her shawl around her shoulders
• Hypernyms:
pull
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. look for (food) in nature
- Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall
• Derivationally related forms:
gatherer
• Hypernyms:
search, seek, look for
• Hyponyms:
shell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
9. increase or develop
- the peace movement gained momentum
- the car gathers speed
• Syn:
gain
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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