Noun

• S: (n) gather, gathering (sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching)
• S: (n) gather, gathering (the act of gathering something)

Verb

• S: (v) gather, garner, collect, pull together (assemble or get together) "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
• S: (v) meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather (collect in one place) "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
• S: (v) accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass (collect or gather) "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
• S: (v) gather (conclude from evidence) "I gather you have not done your homework"
• S: (v) gather, pucker, tuck (draw together into folds or puckers)
• S: (v) assemble, gather, get together (get people together) "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• cause
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) gather (draw and bring closer) "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"
• S: (v) gather (look for (food) in nature) "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) search, seek, look for (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of) "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) gain, gather (increase or develop) "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"