Gather
/ˈɡæðə/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Gather
noun
- A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
- The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
- The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).
- A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
- A gathering.
verb
- To collect; normally separate things.
"I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with."
- To bring parts of a whole closer.
"She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold."
- To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
"From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well."
- (of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus
"Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst."
- To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
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