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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Center :: Center (n.) A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction..
Vindemiate :: Vindemiate (v. i.) To gather the vintage.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle..
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue, or the like..
Megatherium :: Megatherium (n.) An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America..
Gatherable :: Gatherable (a.) Capable of being gathered or collected; deducible from premises.
Crop :: Crop (n.) Anything cut off or gathered.
Sheave :: Sheave (v. t.) To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect..
Organ :: Organ (n.) An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government..
Congregation :: Congregation (n.) An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of persons met for the worship of God, and for religious instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet..
Pluck :: Pluck (v. t.) Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes..
Furl :: Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten..
Powpow :: Powpow (n.) Hence: Any assembly characterized by noise and confusion; a noisy frolic or gathering.
Glean :: Glean (v. t.) To gather from (a field or vineyard) what is left.
Harvester :: Harvester (n.) One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper.
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To pick out and bring together from among what is of less value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to pick off; to pluck..
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle..
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..
Gather :: Gather (n.) A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker..
Compilation :: Compilation (n.) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents..
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