glean

Definition of Glean in English :

1. glean, harvest, reap

gather, as of natural products

Example Sentences:
'harvest the grapes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glean

verb

1.

to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces

to glean information from the newspapers

2.

to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting

verb transitive, verb intransitive

1.

to collect (grain, etc. left by reapers)

2.

to collect the remaining grain, etc. from (a reaped field)

3.

a.

to collect or find out (facts, etc.) gradually or bit by bit

b.

to examine or go through (books, etc.) so as to collect certain information

v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans

v.intr.

To gather grain or other produce left behind in a field after harvest.

v.tr.

1.

a. To gather (grain or other produce) left behind after harvest.

b. To gather grain or other produce left behind in (a field).

2. To collect bit by bit: "records from which historians glean their knowledge" (Kemp Malone). See Synonyms at reap.