A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).
A gathering.
The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
To grow gradually larger by accretion.
To bring stitches closer together.
To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
To accumulate over time, to amass little by little.
To haul in; to take up.
To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
To congregate, or assemble.
Especially, to harvest food.
To collect; normally separate things.
To bring parts of a whole closer.
To gain; to win.
To be filled with pus
To add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width.
To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.
A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
To throw with a sling.
To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).