(chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) A quick collection of money from a group of people, usually for a beneficial purpose.
(chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) A quick collection of money from a group of people, usually for a beneficial purpose.
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(slang, dated, transitive) To convince or trick (someone).
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) A final gathering of people or items; the final event in a series of events involving a group or organization.
To attempt to get work or money from someone who is too weak or poor to provide it.
The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.
(US, dated) To round up (cattle) by riding around them.