n. 25B6; verb
he collected the rubbish : GATHER, accumulate, assemble; amass, stockpile, pile up, heap up, store (up), hoard, save; mass, accrue.
a crowd soon collected : GATHER, assemble, meet, muster, congregate, convene, converge, flock together.
I must collect the children : FETCH, go/come to get, call for, meet.
they collect money for charity : RAISE, appeal for, ask for, solicit; obtain, acquire, gather.
he paused to collect himself : RECOVER, regain one's composure, pull oneself together, steady oneself; informal get a grip (on oneself).
she collected her thoughts : MUSTER, summon (up), gather, get together, marshal.
disperse, distribute.