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gathering definition

gathering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gather 
 
  5  of  8  senses  of  gather 
 
  Sense  1 
  gather,  garner,  collect,  pull  together 
  =>  mobilize,  mobilise,  marshal,  summon 
  =>  rake 
  =>  reap,  harvest,  glean 
  =>  salvage,  scavenge 
  =>  muster,  rally,  summon,  come  up  muster  up 
  =>  round  up 
  =>  pick  pluck,  cull 
  =>  nut 
  =>  snail 
  =>  birdnest 
  =>  nest 
  =>  oyster 
  =>  sponge 
  =>  pearl 
  =>  clam 
  =>  shock 
  =>  pile  up  heap  up  stack  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  group  aggroup 
  =>  meet 
  =>  convene 
  =>  converge 
  =>  caucus 
  =>  club 
 
  Sense  3 
  gather,  congregate,  collect 
  =>  fort,  fort  up 
  =>  cluster,  constellate,  flock,  clump 
  =>  crowd,  crowd  together 
 
  Sense  4 
  accumulate,  cumulate,  conglomerate,  pile  up  gather,  amass 
  =>  backlog 
  =>  accrete 
  =>  drift 
 
  Sense  7 
  assemble,  gather,  get  together 
  =>  make 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gather 
 
  5  of  8  senses  of  gather 
 
  Sense  1 
  gather,  garner,  collect,  pull  together 
  =>  mobilize,  mobilise,  marshal,  summon 
  =>  rake 
  =>  reap,  harvest,  glean 
  =>  cut 
  =>  salvage,  scavenge 
  =>  muster,  rally,  summon,  come  up  muster  up 
  =>  round  up 
  =>  pick  pluck,  cull 
  =>  mushroom 
  =>  berry 
  =>  blackberry 
  =>  nut 
  =>  snail 
  =>  whelk 
  =>  birdnest 
  =>  nest 
  =>  oyster 
  =>  sponge 
  =>  pearl 
  =>  clam 
  =>  shock 
  =>  pile  up  heap  up  stack  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  group  aggroup 
  =>  team,  team  up 
  =>  gang,  gang  up 
  =>  brigade 
  =>  meet 
  =>  meet  up  with 
  =>  convene 
  =>  reconvene 
  =>  sit 
  =>  converge 
  =>  concentrate 
  =>  caucus 
  =>  club 
 
  Sense  3 
  gather,  congregate,  collect 
  =>  fort,  fort  up 
  =>  cluster,  constellate,  flock,  clump 
  =>  huddle,  huddle  together 
  =>  bunch  together,  bunch,  bunch  up 
  =>  crowd,  crowd  together 
  =>  mass 
  =>  press 
  =>  overcrowd 
  =>  pour,  swarm,  stream 
  =>  spill  over  spill  out  pour  out 
  =>  herd 
  =>  throng,  mob,  pack,  pile,  jam 
 
  Sense  4 
  accumulate,  cumulate,  conglomerate,  pile  up  gather,  amass 
  =>  backlog 
  =>  accrete 
  =>  drift 
 
  Sense  7 
  assemble,  gather,  get  together 
  =>  make 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  gather 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  gather 
 
  8  senses  of  gather 
 
  Sense  1 
  gather,  garner,  collect,  pull  together 
  Also  See->  gather  up#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  interact 
 
  Sense  3 
  gather,  congregate,  collect 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  4 
  accumulate,  cumulate,  conglomerate,  pile  up  gather,  amass 
  =>  increase 
 
  Sense  5 
  gather 
  =>  reason,  reason  out  conclude 
 
  Sense  6 
  gather,  pucker,  tuck 
  =>  sew,  run  up  sew  together,  stitch 
 
  Sense  7 
  assemble,  gather,  get  together 
 
  Sense  8 
  understand,  gather,  infer 
  =>  believe 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  gather 
 
  gather  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  8) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  gather 
 
  Sense  1 
  gather,  garner,  collect,  pull  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  interact 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  gather,  congregate,  collect 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  accumulate,  cumulate,  conglomerate,  pile  up  gather,  amass 
  =>  increase 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  gather 
  =>  reason,  reason  out  conclude 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  gather,  pucker,  tuck 
  =>  sew,  run  up  sew  together,  stitch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  assemble,  gather,  get  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  understand,  gather,  infer 
  =>  believe 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  gathering 
  gathering 
  gathering  place 
  hunting  and  gathering  society 
  hunting  and  gathering  tribe 
  information  gathering 
  ingathering 
  social  gathering 
  woolgathering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gathering 
 
  The  noun  gathering  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  gathering,  assemblage  --  (a  group  of  persons  together  in  one  place) 
  2.  (3)  assembly,  assemblage,  gathering  --  (the  social  act  of  assembling;  "they  demanded  the  right  of  assembly") 
  3.  (1)  gather,  gathering  --  (the  act  of  gathering  something) 
  4.  gather,  gathering  --  (sewing  consisting  of  small  folds  or  puckers  made  by  pulling  tight  a  thread  in  a  line  of  stitching) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gather 
 
  The  verb  gather  has  8  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  gather,  garner,  collect,  pull  together  --  (assemble  or  get  together;  "gather  some  stones";  "pull  your  thoughts  together") 
  2.  (7)  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather  --  (collect  in  one  place  "We  assembled  in  the  church  basement";  "Let's  gather  in  the  dining  room") 
  3.  (6)  gather,  congregate,  collect  --  (move  together) 
  4.  (3)  accumulate,  cumulate,  conglomerate,  pile  up  gather,  amass  --  (collect  or  gather;  "Journals  are  accumulating  in  my  office";  "The  work  keeps  piling  up") 
  5.  (2)  gather  --  (conclude  from  evidence;  "I  gather  you  have  not  done  your  homework") 
  6.  (1)  gather,  pucker,  tuck  --  (draw  fabric  together  and  sew  it  tightly) 
  7.  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") 
  8.  understand,  gather,  infer  --  (believe  to  be  the  case;  "I  understand  you  have  no  previous  experience?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gathering 
 
  The  adj  gathering  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  deepening,  gathering,  thickening  --  (accumulating  and  becoming  more  intense;  "the  deepening  gloom";  "felt  a  deepening  love";  "the  gathering  darkness";  "the  thickening  dusk") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  gathering 
 
  1  sense  of  gathering 
 
  Sense  1 
  deepening(postnominal),  gathering(postnominal),  thickening(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intensifying)  ->  moderating 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  gathering 
 
  1  sense  of  gathering 
 
  Sense  1 
  deepening(postnominal),  gathering(postnominal),  thickening(postnominal) 
  =>  intensifying  (vs.  moderating) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  gathering 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  gathering 
 
  gathering  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  gathering 
  gathering 
  woolgathering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gathering 
 
  The  noun  gathering  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  gathering,  assemblage  --  (a  group  of  persons  together  in  one  place) 
  2.  (3)  assembly,  assemblage,  gathering  --  (the  social  act  of  assembling;  "they  demanded  the  right  of  assembly") 
  3.  (1)  gather,  gathering  --  (the  act  of  gathering  something) 
  4.  gather,  gathering  --  (sewing  consisting  of  small  folds  or  puckers  made  by  pulling  tight  a  thread  in  a  line  of  stitching) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gather 
 
  The  verb  gather  has  8  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  gather,  garner,  collect,  pull  together  --  (assemble  or  get  together;  "gather  some  stones";  "pull  your  thoughts  together") 
  2.  (7)  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather  --  (collect  in  one  place  "We  assembled  in  the  church  basement";  "Let's  gather  in  the  dining  room") 
  3.  (6)  gather,  congregate,  collect  --  (move  together) 
  4.  (3)  accumulate,  cumulate,  conglomerate,  pile  up  gather,  amass  --  (collect  or  gather;  "Journals  are  accumulating  in  my  office";  "The  work  keeps  piling  up") 
  5.  (2)  gather  --  (conclude  from  evidence;  "I  gather  you  have  not  done  your  homework") 
  6.  (1)  gather,  pucker,  tuck  --  (draw  fabric  together  and  sew  it  tightly) 
  7.  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") 
  8.  understand,  gather,  infer  --  (believe  to  be  the  case;  "I  understand  you  have  no  previous  experience?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gathering 
 
  The  adj  gathering  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  deepening,  gathering,  thickening  --  (accumulating  and  becoming  more  intense;  "the  deepening  gloom";  "felt  a  deepening  love";  "the  gathering  darkness";  "the  thickening  dusk") 



gathering definition