definition of
collect

[1] #1 collect v. [roll up, 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". wn

[2] #2 collect v. [take in] call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent". wn

[3] #3 collect v. [gather, garner, pull together] assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together". wn

[4] #4 collect v. [pull in] get or bring together; "accumulate evidence". wn

[5] #5 collect v. [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". wn