collect


collect (http://definr.com/collect)

     adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
           "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: cod]
     n : a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church
         of Rome or the Church of England
     adv : make a telephone call or mail a package so that the
           recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package
           collect"
     v 1: get together [syn: accumulate, pile up, amass, compile,
           hoard]
     2: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
        dollars in outstanding debts" [syn: take in]
     3: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your
        thoughts together" [syn: gather, garner, {pull
        together}] [ant: spread]
     4: get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" [syn: accumulate,
         pull in]
     5: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday";
        "She picked up the children at the day care center" [syn:
        pick up, gather up, call for]
     6: to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers" [syn: collate]
     7: move together [syn: gather, congregate]