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11gather — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by up) a bring together from scattered places or sources. b take up together from the ground, a surface, etc. c draw into a smaller compass. 3 tr. acquire by …
12To gather breath — Gather Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG …
13To gather one's self together — Gather Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG …
14To gather way — Gather Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG …
15bunch — /bunch/, n. 1. a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes. 2. a group of things: a bunch of papers. 3. Informal. a group of people: They re a fine bunch of students. 4. a knob; lump; protuberance. v.t. 5. to group together; make a bunch of.… …
16bunch — [[t]bʌntʃ[/t]] n. 1) a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes[/ex] 2) a group of people or things: a bunch of papers[/ex] 3) a large quantity; lots: Thanks a bunch[/ex] 4) a knob, lump, or protuberance 5) to group together; make a bunch of… …
17cockle — v. a. Wrinkle, pucker, corrugate, gather into folds …
18ruffle — I. v. a. 1. Disarrange, damage, disorder, rumple, derange. 2. Discompose, disquiet, trouble, vex, torment, molest, plague, worry, harass, disturb, agitate, confuse, excite. 3. Gather into folds, wrinkle, cockle, pucker. 4. Surprise. 5. Amass,… …
19pucker — meaning ‘to gather into folds’, has inflected forms puckered, puckering. See also pukka …
20pucker — /ˈpʌkə / (say pukuh) verb (i) 1. to gather into wrinkles or irregular folds: the cloth has puckered. –verb (t) 2. to draw into wrinkles or irregular folds: try not to pucker the fabric. –noun 3. a wrinkle; an irregular fold. 4. a puckered part,… …
