Definitions
1.verbTo gather together; amass."Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."
2.verbTo get; particularly, get from someone."A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house."
3.verbTo accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation."I don't think he collects as much as hoards."
4.verbTo form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
5.verb(often with on or against) To collect payments."He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."
6.verbTo come together in a group or mass."The rain collected in puddles."
7.verbTo infer; to conclude.
8.verb(of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle)."The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."
9.nounA hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.