■ verb
1》 crowd together.
↘curl one's body into a small space.
2》 N. Amer. discuss privately; confer.
■ noun a number of people or things crowded together.
↘a brief gathering of players during a game to receive instructions, especially in American football.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'conceal'): perh. of Low Ger. origin.