Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter G - Page 9
Gasp (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
At the last gasp, At the point of death. -- Addison.
Gasp (n.) A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" [syn: gasp, pant].
Gasp (v.) Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: pant, puff, gasp, heave].
GASP, () Graph Algorithm and Software Package.
GASP, () General Activities Simulation Program.
GASP, () General Aerodynamic Simulation Program.
Gaspereau (n.) (Zool.) The alewife. [Local, Canada]
Gasserian (a.) Relating to Casserio (L. Gasserius), the discover of the Gasserian ganglion.
Gasserian ganglion (Anat.), A large ganglion, at the root of the trigeminal, or fifth cranial, nerve.
Gassing (n.) (Manuf.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing.
Gassing (n.) Boasting; insincere or empty talk. [Slang]
Gassing (n.) The process of interacting with gas.
Gassing (n.) The deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas.
Gassy (a.) Full of gas; like gas. Hence: [Colloq.] Inflated; full of boastful or insincere talk.
Gassy (a.) Passing intestinal gas excessively; flatulent.
Gassy (a.) Resembling gas.
Gassy (a.) Suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: colicky, flatulent, gassy].
Gast (v. t.) To make aghast; to frighten; to terrify. See Aghast. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. Shak.
Gaster (v. t.) To gast. [Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl.
Gasteromycetes (n. pl.) (Bot.) An order of fungi, in which the spores are borne inside a sac called the peridium, as in the puffballs.
Gasteromycetes (n.) Fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi [syn: Gasteromycetes, class Gasteromycetes, Gastromycetes, class Gastromycetes].
Gasteropod (n.) (Zool.) Same as Gastropod.
Gasteropoda (n. pl.) Same as Gastropoda.
Gastropod (n.) (Zool.) One of the Gastropoda. [Written also gasteropod.]
Gasteropodous (a.) (Zool.) Same as Gastropodous. Gastful
Gastful (a.) Alt. of Gastly.
Gastly (a.) [Obs.] See Ghastful, Ghastly.
Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.
Gastness (n.) See Ghastness. [Obs.]
Gastornis (n.) (Paleon.) A genus of large eocene birds from the Paris basin.
Gastraea (n.) (Biol.) A primeval larval form; a double-walled sac from which, according to the hypothesis of Haeckel, man and all other animals, that in the first stages of their individual evolution pass through a two-layered structural stage, or gastrula form, must have descended. This idea constitutes the Gastraea theory of Haeckel. See Gastrula.
Gastralgia (n.) (Med.) Pain in the stomach or epigastrium, as in gastric disorders.
Gastralgia (n.) An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region [syn: stomachache, stomach ache, bellyache, gastralgia].
Gastric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the gastric artery.
Gastric digestion (Physiol.), The conversion of the albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric juice.
Gastric fever (Med.), A fever attended with prominent gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the stomach attended with fever.
Gastric juice (Physiol.), A thin, watery fluid, with an acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.
Gastric remittent fever (Med.), A form of remittent fever with pronounced stomach symptoms.
Gastric (a.) Relating to or involving the stomach; "gastric ulcer" [syn: gastric, stomachic, stomachal].
Gastriloquist (n.) One who appears to speak from his stomach; a ventriloquist.
Gastriloquous (a.) Ventriloquous. [R.]
Gastriloquy (n.) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
Gastritis (n.) (Med.) Inflammation of the stomach, esp. of its mucuos membrane.
Gastritis (n.) Inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating.
Gastro- () A combining form from the Gr. ?, ?, the stomach, or belly; as in gastrocolic, gastrocele, gastrotomy.
Gastrocnemius (n.) (Anat.) The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the leg.
Gastrocnemius (n.) The muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot [syn: gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle].
Gastrocolic (a.) (Anat.) Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon; as, the gastrocolic, or great, omentum.
Gastrodisc (n.) (Biol.) That part of blastoderm where the hypoblast appears like a small disk on the inner face of the epibladst.
Gastroduodenal (a.) (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and duodenum; as, the gastroduodenal artery.
Gastroduodenal (a.) Of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum.
Gastroduodenitis (n.) (Med.) Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum. It is one of the most frequent causes of jaundice.
Gastroelytrotomy (n.) (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a fetus. It is a substitute for the Caesarean operation, and less dangerous.
Gastroenteric (a.) (Anat. & Med.) Gastrointestinal.
Gastroenteritis (n.) (Med.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines.
Gastroenteritis (n.) Inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis [syn: gastroenteritis, stomach flu, intestinal flu].
Gastroepiploic (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and omentum.
Gastrohepatic (a.) (Med.) Pertaining to the stomach and liver; hepatogastric; as, the gastrohepatic, or lesser, omentum.
Gastrohysterotomy (n.) (Surg.) Caesarean section. See under Caesarean.
Gastrointestinal (a.) (Anat. & Med.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines; gastroenteric.
Gastrointestinal (a.) Of or relating to the stomach and intestines; "a gastrointestinal disorder" [syn: gastrointestinal, GI].
Gastrolith (n.) (Zool.) See Crab's eyes, under Crab.
Gastrology (n.) The science which treats of the structure and functions of the stomach; a treatise of the stomach.
Gastromalacia (n.) (Med.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change.
Gastromancy (n.) (Antiq.) A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach.
Gastromancy (n.) (Antiq.) A species of divination, by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels, in the center of which figures are supposed to appear by magic art.
Gastromyces (n.) (Biol.) The fungoid growths sometimes found in the stomach; such as Torula, etc.
Gastromyth (n.) One whose voice appears to proceed from the stomach; a ventriloquist. [Obs.] Gastronome
Gastronome (n.) Alt. of Gastronomer.
Gastronomer (n.) One fond of good living; an epicure. -- Sir W. Scott. Gastronomic
Gastronome (n.) A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: epicure, gourmet,
gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie].
Gastronomic (a.) Alt. of Gastronomical.
Gastronomical (a.) Pertaining to gastromony.
Gastronomic (a.) Of or relating to gastronomy; "gastronomic adventures" [syn: gastronomic, gastronomical].
Gastronomist (n.) A gastromomer.
Gastronomy (n.) The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer.
Gastronomy (n.) A particular style of cookery (as of a region); "New England gastronomy."
Gastronomy (n.) The art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food.
Gastronomy (n.) [ U ] (Formal) 美食學，美食法；烹飪學 The art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food.
Gastrophrenic (a.) (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the gastrophrenic ligament.
Gastropneumatic (a.) (Anat.) Pertaining to the alimentary canal and air passages, and to the cavities connected with them; as, the gastropneumatic mucuos membranes.
Gastropod (n.) (Zool.) One of the Gastropoda. [Written also gasteropod.]
Gastropod (n.) A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes [syn: gastropod, univalve].
Gastropoda (n. pl.) (Zool.) 【動】腹足綱軟體動物 One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See {Mollusca}. [Written also {Gasteropoda}.]
Note: The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.: ({a}) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and Heteropoda. ({b}) The Euthyneura, including the Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. ({c}) The Amphineura, including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora.
Gastropoda (n.) Snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: {Gastropoda}, {class Gastropoda}, {Gasteropoda}, {class Gasteropoda}].
Gastropodous (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda.
Gastroraphy (n.) (Surg.) The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen.
Gastroscope (n.) (Med.) An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the stomach.
Gastroscope (n.) A type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach.
Gastroscopic (a.) Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
Gastroscopy (n.) (Med.) Examination of the abdomen or stomach, as with the gastroscope.
Gastroscopy (n.) Visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus.
Gastrosplenic (n.) (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament.
Gastrostege (n.) (Zool.) One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent.
Gastrostomy (n.) (Surg.) The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food.
Gastrostomy (n.) Surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage).
Gastrotomy (n.) (Surg.) A cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach.
Gastrotricha (n. pl.) (Zool.) A group of small wormlike animals, having cilia on the ventral side. The group is regarded as an ancestral or synthetic one, related to rotifers and annelids.
Gastrotrocha (n.) (Zool.) A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side.
Gastrovascular (a.) (Zool.) Having the structure, or performing the functions, both of digestive and circulatory organs; as, the gastrovascular cavity of c[oe]lenterates.
Gastrulae (n. pl. ) of Gastrula.
Gastrula (n.) (Biol.) An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the blastosphere) on one side, thus giving rise to a double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the blastopore) which leads into the cavity (the archenteron) lined by the inner wall (the hypoblast). See Illust. under Invagination. In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic development. See Gastraea.
Gastrula (a.) Of or pertaining to a gastrula.
Gastrulation (n.) (Biol.) The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed.
Gastrulation (n.) The process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells.
Gastrura (n. pl.) (Zool.) See Stomatopoda.
Gastrurous (a.) (Zool.) Pertaining to the Gastrura.
Gat () imp. of Get. [Obs.]
Get (v. t.) [imp. Got (g[o^]t) (Obs. Gat; p. p. Got (Obsolescent Gotten)); p. pr. & vb. n. Getting.] To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc.
Get (v. t.) Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession of; to have. -- Johnson.
Thou hast got the face of man. -- Herbert.
Get (v. t.) To beget; to procreate; to generate.
I had rather to adopt a child than get it. -- Shak.
Get (v. t.) To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Greek lesson.
It being harder with him to get one sermon by heart, than to pen twenty. -- Bp. Fell.
Get (v. t.) To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.
Get him to say his prayers. -- Shak.
Get (v. t.) To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or condition; -- with a following participle.
Those things I bid you do; get them dispatched. -- Shak.
Get (v. t.) To betake; to remove; -- in a reflexive use.
Get thee out from this land. -- Gen. xxxi. 13.
He . . . got himself . . . to the strong town of Mega. -- Knolles.
Note: Get, as a transitive verb, is combined with adverbs implying motion, to express the causing to, or the effecting in, the object of the verb, of the kind of motion indicated by the preposition; thus, to get in, to cause to enter, to bring under shelter; as, to get in the hay; to get out, to make come forth, to extract; to get off, to take off, to remove; to get together, to cause to come together, to collect.
To get by heart, To commit to memory.
To get the better of, To get the best of, to obtain an advantage over; to surpass; to subdue.
To get up, To cause to be established or to exit; to prepare; to arrange; to construct; to invent; as, to get up a celebration, a machine, a book, an agitation.
Syn: To obtain; gain; win; acquire. See Obtain.
Gat (n.) A gangster's pistol [syn: gat, rod].
GAT, () Generalized Algebraic Translator. Improved version of IT. On IBM 650 RAMAC. [Sammet 1969, p. 142].
Gate (n.) A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be closed.
Gate (n.) An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit.
Knowest thou the way to Dover?
Both stile and gate, horse way and footpath. -- Shak.
Opening a gate for a long war. -- Knolles.
Gate (n.) A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
Gate (n.) (Script.) The places which command the entrances or access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.
The gates of hell shall not prevail against it. -- Matt. xvi. 18.
Gate (n.) In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
Gate (n.) (Founding) The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold; the ingate.
Gate (n.) (Founding) The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. [Written also geat and git.]
Gate chamber, A recess in the side wall of a canal lock, which receives the opened gate.
Gate channel. See Gate, 5.
Gate hook, The hook-formed piece of a gate hinge.
Gate money, Entrance money for admission to an inclosure.
Gate tender, One in charge of a gate, as at a railroad crossing.
Gate valva, A stop valve for a pipe, having a sliding gate which affords a straight passageway when open.
Gate vein (Anat.), The portal vein.
To break gates (Eng. Univ.), To enter a college inclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
To stand in the gate or To stand in the gates, to occupy places or advantage, power, or defense.
Gate (v. t.) To supply with a gate.
Gate (v. t.) (Eng. Univ.) To punish by requiring to be within the gates at an earlier hour than usual.
Gate (n.) A way; a path; a road; a street (as in Highgate). [O. Eng. & Scot.]
I was going to be an honest man; but the devil has this very day flung first a lawyer, and then a woman, in my gate. -- Sir W. Scott.
Gate (n.) Manner; gait. [O. Eng. & Scot.]
Geat (n.) [See Gate a door.] (Founding) The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting. [Written also git, gate.]
Compare: Sash
Sash (n.) The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes.
Sash (n.) In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; -- also called gate.
French sash, A casement swinging on hinges; -- in distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.
Swing (v. t.) To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.
He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round. -- Dryden.
They get on ropes, as you must have seen the children, and are swung by their men visitants. -- Spectator.
Swing (v. t.) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business.
Swing (v. t.) (Mach.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.
To swing a door, gate, etc. (Carp.), To put it on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
Gate (n.) A movable barrier in a fence or wall.
Gate (n.) A computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs [syn: gate, logic gate].
Gate (n.) Total admission receipts at a sports event.
Gate (n.) Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.
Gate (v.) Supply with a gate; "The house was gated."
Gate (v.) Control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate.
Gate (v.) Restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment.
GATE, () GAT Extended? Based on IT. [Sammet 1969, p. 139].
Gate, () A low-level digital logic component. Gates perform Boolean functions (e.g. AND, NOT), store bits of data (e.g. a flip-flop), and connect and disconnect various parts of the overall circuit to control the flow of data ({tri-state buffer).
In a CPU, the term applies particularly to the buffers that route data between the various functional units. Each gate allows data to flow from one unit to another or enables data from one output onto a certain bus. (1999-09-02)
Gate, () (1.) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg. 16:3).
Gate, () (2.) Of royal palaces (Neh. 2:8).
Gate, () (3.) Of the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6:34, 35; 2 Kings 18:16); of the holy place (1 Kings 6:31, 32; Ezek. 41:23, 24); of the outer courts of the temple, the beautiful gate (Acts 3:2).
Gate, () (4.) Tombs (Matt. 27:60).
Gate, () (5.) Prisons (Acts 12:10; 16:27).
Gate, () (6.) Caverns (1 Kings 19:13).
Gate, () (7.) Camps (Ex. 32:26, 27; Heb. 13:12).
The materials of which gates were made were,
(1.) Iron and brass (Ps. 107:16; Isa. 45:2; Acts 12:10).
(2.) Stones and pearls (Isa. 54:12; Rev. 21:21).
(3.) Wood (Judg. 16:3) probably.
At the gates of cities courts of justice were frequently held, and hence "judges of the gate" are spoken of (Deut. 16:18; 17:8;
21:19; 25:6, 7, etc.). At the gates prophets also frequently delivered their messages (Prov. 1:21; 8:3; Isa. 29:21; Jer. 17:19, 20; 26:10). Criminals were punished without the gates (1 Kings 21:13; Acts 7:59). By the "gates of righteousness" we are probably to understand those of the temple (Ps. 118:19). "The gates of hell" (R.V., "gates of Hades") Matt. 16:18, are generally interpreted as meaning the power of Satan, but probably they may mean the power of death, denoting that the Church of Christ shall never die.
Gate, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 112
Housing Units (2000): 61
Land area (2000): 0.252347 sq. miles (0.653576 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.252347 sq. miles (0.653576 sq. km)
FIPS code: 28800
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.851903 N, 100.055805 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73844
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Gate, OK
Gate
Gateau (n.) [ C or U ] (plural gateaus or gateaux UK) （通常指有鮮奶油或水果的）大蛋糕 A large, sweet cake, usually with cream or fruit in it.
// A chocolate/ raspberry gateau.
Gatecrash (v.) [ I or T ] (Informal) 不請自來；擅自參加 To go to a party or other event when you have not been invited.
// He decided to gatecrash the wedding.
Gated (a.) Having gates. -- Young.
Gated, () <networking< gayt-dee="" gate="" daemon.="" a="" program="" which="" supports="" multiple="" routing protocols and protocol families. It may be used for routing, and makes an effective platform for routing protocol research.
See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Open Shortest Path First, Routing Information Protocol, routed.
(1994-12-07) </networking<>
Gatehouse (n.) A house connected or associated with a gate.
Gatehouse (n.) A house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence.
Gateless (a.) Having no gate.
Gateman (n.) A gate keeper; a gate tender.
Gatepost (n.) A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging post or hinging post.
Gatepost (n.) A post against which a gate closes; -- called also shutting post.
Gatepost (n.) Either of two posts that bound a gate.
Gateway (n.) A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame, arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.
Gateway (n.) An entrance that can be closed by a gate.
Gateway, () A deprecated term for a device that enables data to flow between different networks (forming an internet).
Preferred terms are "{protocol converter" (connects networks protocols),+"{router">that use different protocols), "{router" (connects two broadcast networks at layer 3 ({network layer). Another example is a mail gateway, which is a layer 7 ({applicationlayer) gateway.
Gateway, () An interface between an information source and a web server. Common Gateway Interface is a standard for such interfaces. The information source can be any system that can be accessed by a program running on the web server. A typical example is a relational database. (2000-05-24)
Gateway, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
Population (2000): 2952
Housing Units (2000): 1084
Land area (2000): 16.265055 sq. miles (42.126298 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.511929 sq. miles (1.325889 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 16.776984 sq. miles (43.452187 sq. km)
FIPS code: 28200
Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location: 61.576398 N, 149.252506 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Gateway, AK
Gateway
Gateway, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000): 116
Housing Units (2000): 48
Land area (2000): 0.568889 sq. miles (1.473416 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.568889 sq. miles (1.473416 sq. km)
FIPS code: 26110
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 36.486000 N, 93.938253 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72733
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Gateway, AR
Gateway
Gateway, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
Population (2000): 2943
Housing Units (2000): 1322
Land area (2000): 8.551085 sq. miles (22.147207 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.152297 sq. miles (0.394448 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.703382 sq. miles (22.541655 sq. km)
FIPS code: 25655
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 26.574686 N, 81.754532 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Gateway, FL
Gateway
Gatewise (adv.) In the manner of a gate.
Three circles of stones set up gatewise. -- Fuller.
Gathered (imp. & p. p.) of Gather.
Gathering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gather.
Gather (v. t.) To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.
And Belgium's capital had gathered them Her beauty and her chivalry. -- Byron.
When he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together. -- Matt. ii. 4.
Gather (v. t.) To pick out and bring together from among what is of less value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to pick off; to pluck.
A rose just gathered from the stalk. -- Dryden.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? -- Matt. vii. 16.
Gather us from among the heathen. -- Ps. cvi. 47.
Gather (v. t.) To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little; to amass; to gain; to heap up.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. -- Prov. xxviii. 8.
To pay the creditor . . . he must gather up money by degrees. -- Locke.
Gather (v. t.) To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle.
Gathering his flowing robe, he seemed to stand In act to speak, and graceful stretched his hand. -- Pope.
Gather (v. t.) To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments that prove; to infer; to conclude.
Let me say no more!
Gather the sequel by that went before. -- Shak.
Gather (v. t.) To gain; to win.
[Obs.]
He gathers ground upon her in the chase. -- Dryden.