Dictionary entry details
• GATHER (noun)
Meaning:
Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gather; gathering
Hypernyms ("gather" is a kind of...):
sewing; stitchery (needlework on which you are working with needle and thread)
Meaning:
The act of gathering something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
gather; gathering
Hypernyms ("gather" is a kind of...):
aggregation; assembling; collecting; collection (the act of gathering something together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gather"):
centralisation; centralization (gathering to a center)
harvest; harvest home; harvesting (the gathering of a ripened crop)
• GATHER (verb)
Meaning:
Assemble or get together
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
gather; pull together; collect; garner
Context examples:
gather some stones / pull your thoughts together
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gather"):
bird-nest; birdnest (gather birdnests)
nest (gather nests)
oyster (gather oysters, dig oysters)
sponge (gather sponges, in the ocean)
pearl (gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean)
clam (gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean)
shock (collect or gather into shocks)
heap up; pile up; stack up (arrange into piles or stacks)
snail (gather snails)
nut (gather nuts)
marshal; mobilise; mobilize; summon (make ready for action or use)
rake (gather with a rake)
glean; harvest; reap (gather, as of natural products)
hive (gather into a hive)
salvage; scavenge (collect discarded or refused material)
come up; muster; muster up; rally; summon (gather or bring together)
round up (seek out and bring together)
cull; pick; pluck (look for and gather)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Antonym:
spread (distribute or disperse widely)
Also:
gather up (take and lift upward)
Meaning:
Collect in one place
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
forgather; foregather; assemble; gather; meet
Context examples:
We assembled in the church basement / Let's gather in the dining room
Hypernyms (to "gather" is one way to...):
interact (act together or towards others or with others)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gather"):
crowd; crowd together (to gather together in large numbers)
converge (move or draw together at a certain location)
turn out (come and gather for a public event)
caucus (meet to select a candidate or promote a policy)
club (gather and spend time together)
clump; cluster; constellate; flock (come together as in a cluster or flock)
convene (meet formally)
fort; fort up (gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense)
hive (move together in a hive or as if in a hive)
congregate (come together, usually for a purpose)
meet (meet by design; be present at the arrival of)
aggroup; group (form a group or group together)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Collect or gather
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
pile up; cumulate; conglomerate; amass; accumulate; gather
Context examples:
Journals are accumulating in my office / The work keeps piling up
Hypernyms (to "gather" is one way to...):
increase (become bigger or greater in amount)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gather"):
backlog (accumulate and create a backlog)
accrete (grow or become attached by accretion)
drift (be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Conclude from evidence
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
I gather you have not done your homework
Hypernyms (to "gather" is one way to...):
conclude; reason; reason out (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Draw fabric together and sew it tightly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pucker; tuck; gather
Hypernyms (to "gather" is one way to...):
run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Get people together
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
get together; assemble; gather
Context examples:
assemble your colleagues / get together all those who are interested in the project / gather the close family members
Cause:
assemble; foregather; forgather; gather; meet (collect in one place)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gather"):
make (form by assembling individuals or constituents)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to gather the prisoners
Meaning:
Look for (food) in nature
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall
Hypernyms (to "gather" is one way to...):
look for; search; seek (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gather"):
shell (look for and collect shells by the seashore)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
