Definition of gather

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Gather (v. t.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope..

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Pick :: Pick (v.) To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc..
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To collect or draw together with laborious industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together; as, to rake together wealth; to rake together slanderous tales; to rake together the rabble of a town..
Hopping :: Hopping (n.) A gathering of hops.
Taxgatherer :: Taxgatherer (n.) One who collects taxes or revenues.
Math :: Math (n.) A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; as, an aftermath..
Host :: Host (n.) An army; a number of men gathered for war.
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.
Gauge :: Gauge (v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment..
Crop :: Crop (n.) Anything cut off or gathered.
Deduce :: Deduce (v. t.) To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; -- with from or out of..
Pucker :: Pucker (v. t. & i.) To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth..
Brewing :: Brewing (n.) A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds..
Garner :: Garner (v. t.) To gather for preservation; to store, as in a granary; to treasure..
Concourse :: Concourse (n.) An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place.
Sheave :: Sheave (v. t.) To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect..
Florilege :: Florilege (n.) The act of gathering flowers.
Bloom :: Bloom (n.) The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow..
Harvester :: Harvester (n.) One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper.
Gather :: Gather (n.) The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See Gather, v. t., 7..
Harvest-home :: Harvest-home (n.) The gathering and bringing home of the harvest; the time of harvest.
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