1. (

• collection ,
• collecting ,
• assembling ,
• aggregation

) the act of gathering something together ;

1. (

• roll_up ,
• collect ,
• accumulate ,
• pile_up ,
• amass ,
• compile ,
• hoard

) get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" ;

2. (

• collect ,
• take_in ,

) call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" ;

3. (

• gather ,
• garner ,
• collect ,
• pull_together

) assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" ;

4. (

• collect ,
• pull_in ,

) get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" ;

5. (

• collect ,
• pick_up ,
• gather_up ,
• call_for

) gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week" ;

1. (

• collect ,
• cod

) payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" ;