pull together

verb

assemble or get together (Freq. 1)

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gather some stones

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pull your thoughts together

• Syn: ↑gather, ↑garner, ↑collect

• Ant: ↑spread (for: ↑gather)

• See Also: ↑gather up (for: ↑gather)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑collection (for: ↑collect), ↑collecting (for: ↑collect), ↑gather (for: ↑gather)

• Hyponyms:

↑mobilize, ↑mobilise, ↑marshal, ↑summon, ↑rake, ↑reap, ↑harvest, ↑glean, ↑club, ↑hive, ↑salvage, ↑scavenge, ↑muster, ↑rally, ↑come up, ↑muster up, ↑round up, ↑pick, ↑pluck, ↑cull, ↑nut, ↑snail, ↑birdnest, ↑bird-nest, ↑nest, ↑oyster, ↑sponge, ↑pearl, ↑clam, ↑shock, ↑pile up, ↑heap up, ↑stack up

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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cooperate in a task or undertaking

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pull together [phrasal verb]

1 : to work together as a group in order to get something done

It was amazing to see so many people pull together to help the poor.

2 a pull together (someone or something) or pull (someone or something) together : to bring (people or things) together and organize them in order to make or do something

She managed to pull a team of researchers together.

He started his research by pulling together all the available data.

2 b pull together (something) or pull (something) together : to make (something) by bringing together different things

The chef pulled together a menu of American and Italian cuisine.

The boss asked her to pull a brief sales report together.

3 pull (yourself) together : to become calm again : to control your emotions and behavior after you have been very upset, emotional, etc.

I know you're upset, but you need to pull yourself together. [=calm down]

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Main Entry: ↑pull

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pull together — see ↑pull, 1

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Main Entry: ↑together

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ˌpull toˈgether derived

to act, work, etc. together with other people in an organized way and without fighting

Main entry: ↑pull_derived