noun

1. A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.

2. The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.

3. The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).

verb

1. To collect; normally separate things.

   “I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with.”

2. To bring parts of a whole closer.

   “She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold.”

3. To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.

   “From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well.”

Synonyms: aggroup, togetherize