gather vs clam

gather and clam both are nouns.

gather and clam both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gather	Yes	No	Yes	No
clam	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, clam is a hyponym of gather; that is, clam is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gather:

gather: assemble or get together
clam: gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

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

gather (noun)	clam (noun)
the act of gathering something	burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching	flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
	a piece of paper money worth one dollar

gather (verb)	clam (verb)
increase in amount by collecting or gathering	gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
increase or develop
conclude from evidence
assemble or get together
draw together into folds or puckers
look for (food) in nature
draw and bring closer
collect in one place
get people together

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