gathers up
Scoops into arms
To gather up is to collect scattered items into one place or into one's arms: She gathered up the toys from the floor, He gathered up the papers before leaving.
The "up" adds a sense of completeness or finality—gathering up suggests getting everything, while plain gather might be partial.
The phrase often implies tidying or preparing to leave.
- collectsGathers and keeps
- scoopsPortions or exclusives
- scoops upLifts with cupped hands
- retrievesGets and returns
- congregatesCollects in one place
rounds up · picks up · picks up the pieces · amasses · harvests · reels in · accumulates · reunites · pulls together · collates · aggregates · consolidates · hoards · bundles · assembles · organizes · categorizes · centralizes
gathers upscatters
Distributes irregularly about
disperses · spreads out · strews · distributes · disseminates
gathers updrops
Descends or releases
releases · discards · puts down · throws away · relinquishes