gather

/ˈɡæðə/ · noun

Meaning

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.
To collect; normally separate things.
To bring parts of a whole closer.
To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
(of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus
To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
To gain; to win.

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