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GATHER UP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take and lift upward

Synonyms:

gather up; lift up; pick up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "gather up" is one way to...):

bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Gather or collect

Example:

They pick up our trash twice a week

Synonyms:

call for; collect; gather up; pick up

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "gather up" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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