ALL meanings of regather
gath·er
R r - verb with object regather to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops. 1
- verb with object regather to bring together or assemble from various places, sources, or people; collect gradually: The college is gathering a faculty from all over the country. 1
- verb with object regather to serve as a center of attention for; attract: A good football game always gathers a crowd. 1
- verb with object regather to pick or harvest (any crop or natural yield) from its place of growth or formation: to gather fruit; to gather flowers. 1
- verb with object regather to pick up piece by piece: Gather your toys from the floor. 1
- verb with object regather to pick or scoop up: She gathered the crying child in her arms. 1
- verb with object regather to collect (as taxes, dues, money owed, etc.). 1
- verb with object regather to accumulate; increase: The storm gathers force. The car gathered speed. 1
- verb with object regather to take by selection from among other things; sort out; cull. 1
- verb with object regather to assemble or collect (one's energies or oneself) as for an effort (often followed by up): He gathered up his strength for the hard job. 1
- verb with object regather to learn or conclude from observation; infer; deduce: I gather that he is the real leader. 1
- verb with object regather to wrap or draw around or close: He gathered his scarf around his neck. 1
- verb with object regather to contract (the brow) into wrinkles. 1
- verb with object regather to draw (cloth) up on a thread in fine folds or puckers by means of even stitches. 1
- verb with object regather Bookbinding. to assemble (the printed sections of a book) in proper sequence for binding. 1
- verb with object regather Nautical. to gain (way) from a dead stop or extremely slow speed. 1
- verb with object regather Metalworking. to increase the sectional area of (stock) by any of various operations. 1
- verb with object regather Glassmaking. to accumulate or collect (molten glass) at the end of a tube for blowing, shaping, etc. 1
- verb without object regather to come together around a central point; assemble: Let's gather round the fire and sing. 1
- verb without object regather to collect or accumulate: Clouds were gathering in the northeast. 1
- verb without object regather to grow, as by accretion; increase. 1
- verb without object regather to become contracted into wrinkles, folds, creases, etc., as the brow or as cloth. 1
- verb without object regather to come to a head, as a sore in suppurating. 1
- noun regather a drawing together; contraction. 1
- noun regather Often, gathers. a fold or pucker, as in gathered cloth. 1
- noun regather an act or instance of gathering. 1
- noun regather an amount or number gathered, as during a harvest. 1
- noun regather Glassmaking. a mass of molten glass attached to the end of a punty. 1
- idioms regather be gathered to one's fathers, to die. 1
- verb regather to gather or bring back together again 0
- verb regather to prepare oneself to continue doing something difficult 0
- verb regather to come together again; meet up again 0
- verb regather to gather (the fabric of a garment) again 0