gather up
Related to gather up: take hold, take into account, lined up
gather up
1. To collect or assemble certain things. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gather" and "up." Gather up your toys now—it's time for us to leave. I gathered the plates up and brought them into the kitchen.
2. To bunch in a particular place, often as of fabric. If you ironed that shirt, the fabric wouldn't gather up like that.
See also: gather, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
gather something up
to collect something; to pick something up. Let's gather our things up and go. Please gather up your things.
See also: gather, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
gather up
v.
1. To bring together or collect something that is distributed or scattered: I gathered up my dress and stepped over the puddle. I gathered the papers up and put them in my briefcase.
2. To come together or be more concentrated in one place: The cloth gathers up at the hem of this dress.
See also: gather, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- gather in
- heap up
- collect up
- garner
- garner in
- garner up
- lump and else together
- lump together
- scoop up
- concentrate at (some place)