1. verb
a) To collect; normally separate things.
Ive been gathering ideas from the people I work with.
b) Especially, to harvest food.
She bent down to gather the reluctant cat from beneath the chair.
2. noun
a) A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
b) The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
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