to gather crops
1gather — [gath′ər] vt. [ME gaderen < OE gad(e)rian, akin to OFris gaduria, Du gaderen < IE base * ghedh , to unite, join > (TO)GETHER, GOOD, Ger gatte, spouse] 1. to cause to come together in one place or group 2. to get or collect gradually from …
2gather — vb 1 Gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or to bring together so as to form a group, a mass, or a unit. The same distinctions in applications and in implications characterize their derivative nouns gathering, collection, assemblage …
3gather the produce — gather up crops fruits or vegetables …
4gather — 1 verb 1 COME TOGETHER (I) to come together and form a group: On Fridays the men gather together at the mosque. | Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the US embassy. | gather around/round: I d like everyone to gather round so I can… …
5gather — gath|er1 [ gæðər ] verb *** ▸ 1 come together ▸ 2 search for and find ▸ 3 increase ▸ 4 bring things together ▸ 5 believe when not told ▸ 6 when clouds appear ▸ 7 make many folds in cloth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if people… …
6gather — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. infer, conclude; congregate, group, amass; collect, harvest, cull, pick, glean; cluster, huddle, herd; pleat; fester, suppurate. See assemblage, supposition, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… …
7gather in — verb fold up take in the sails • Syn: ↑take in • Hypernyms: ↑roll up, ↑furl • Hyponyms: ↑incorporate, ↑coal …
8gather in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gather in : present tense I/you/we/they gather in he/she/it gathers in present participle gathering in past tense gathered in past participle gathered in literary to collect crops from the field when they are… …
9gather — verb 1) we gathered in the hotel lobby Syn: congregate, assemble, meet, collect, get together, convene, muster, rally, converge 2) he gathered his family Syn: summon, call together …
10Reaper — For other uses, see Reaper (disambiguation). Typical 20th century reaper, a tractor drawn Fahr machine A reaper is a person or machine that reaps (cuts and gathers) crops at harvest, when they are ripe. Contents …
