gather vs flock

flock vs gather

gather and flock both are nouns.

gather and flock both are verbs.

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

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

gather: collect in one place
flock: come together as in a cluster or flock

Other hyponyms of gather include aggroup, group, meet, congregate, hive, fort, fort up, convene, clump, cluster, constellate, crowd, crowd together, converge, turn out, caucus, club.

gather (noun)	flock (noun)
the act of gathering something	a group of birds
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching	a group of sheep or goats
	a church congregation guided by a pastor
	an orderly crowd
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

gather (verb)	flock (verb)
increase in amount by collecting or gathering	come together as in a cluster or flock
increase or develop	move as a crowd or in a group
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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