To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers.
To pick up or gather anything by degrees.
1. To harvest grain left over by reapers. The Law given to Israel gave the poor the right to glean fields following the harvest. (Lev 19:9) 2. To gather information bit by bit. This simile is inappropriate when used to describe Bible study, because it suggests that personal study is tedious and unrewarding labor. Let's examine Luke chapter 10 to see what information we can glean about how to conduct our service. This chapter is a wellspring on that topic, containing far more than mere bits and hints. (Compare {bring out}.) 3. Some persons have compared the status of the preaching work in well-covered territories to gleaning work. Although the increases in such areas are not large, there is still some interest to be found.
gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
To gather food (e.g. insects) bit by bit.