collect

collect
v
1. accumulate, heap up, pile, pile up, roll up, stack up, pack; compile, amass, cumulate; hoard, squirrel away, load up, stow away.
2. gather, glean, take in, pull in, harvest, reap; garner, store up, stock up, lay by, lay up, lay in, Inf. stash away, reserve, set aside; save, save up.
3. group, cluster, bunch up or together; mass, crowd, congregate, agglomerate; flock together, throng, herd, swarm, surge; bring together, rally, muster, call up, round up, round in.
4. assemble, convene, forgather, come together, meet, Inf. gang up, huddle, go into a huddle, get together, rendezvous; convoke, summon, call together.
5. recover oneself, pull oneself together, compose oneself; regain one's poise or composure; Sl. get it all together, Sl. get one's head or act together, gather one's wits; come around, pick up the pieces, face the world again; screw up or renew one's courage, gather up or muster one's strength, rally one's forces.
6. call for, pick up, come to get; go to get, fetch; take away, haul, haul away.
7. earn, Inf. get paid, take in, Sl. pull down; get one's due, Inf. get what's coming to one, Inf. get paid off.

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