to gather

Examples

• All

• And basically it's just kind of pinched or gathered on the side.

• The fabric you gather and tie to one of these great big stakes.

• I want you to go around the hill and gather flowers for me.

  Lady of Guadalupe (2020)

• Please gather your materials and come with me.

  The International (2009)

• Gather it in.

  Emperor Jones (1933)

• For them, these events are opportunities to gather information and inform debate rather than permission to inflame passions.

  Academic text (1998)

• All her irritations seemed to be gathered together and blown out in her sighs.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Scarlett turned on him and bent to gather up the folds of wool.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Carrie turns back to the dresser and gathers up the last few things.

  Fiction book (1993)

• To create a ruffled effect, you need to gather the fabric along the edges.

Synonyms

P

to pucker

vsto gather

25 5.2

To make small wrinkles in skin or cloth

is the general act of pulling material into small folds

B

to bunch up

vsto gather

13 3.3

To gather closely into a tight group

means drawing material into small folds not forming a compact cluster

K

to knit

vsto gather

5 4.2

To bring the eyebrows together to make small lines on the forehead

focuses on making small folds rather than on general clustering

B

to bunch together

vsto gather

4 3.1

To move or bring close together to form a small group

applies specifically to making small folds in material rather than grouping

Antonyms

S

to spread

768 1.6

To put a thin layer over a surface

Idioms

G

to gather rosebuds

• Literature

2 8.2

Enjoy good chances and happy moments while you can

G

to gather one's thoughts

4.4

Pause and think clearly before you speak or decide

Phrasal Verbs

G

to gather around

115 1.9

Come together in a group near someone or something

G

to gather up

61 2.1

Bring things together by picking them up with your hands

G

to gather data

20 2.9

Collect information to study or make decisions

G

to gather intel

• Jargon

7 5.6

To find information about people and places, often for the military or news reporters

G

to gather in

1 4.3

Fold or pull cloth so it takes up less space

How Tight

tuck

• Specialized

1 5.5

to gather

• Specialized

1 6.1

to pleat

1 4.4

to ruffle

1 4.5

Surface Forms

Etymology