Definition of "gather in" [gather in]

• Fold up (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "But a powerful juniper-acrid scent seemed to gather in the air and a strong breeze sent it drifting into the human gathering place."
• "He ran through it again: how in small groups the men would infiltrate Kiyosumi Gardens, come out at the far end, and gather in two groups on the north and south sides of the wall around the Miwa mansion."
• "There was one other standard for judging the population density of B. irregularis, mentioned by Tom Fritts in an official report: How many specimens could a veteran snake collector gather in a single night?"