Associations to the word «Glean»

Wiktionary

GLEAN, verb. To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
GLEAN, verb. To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).
GLEAN, verb. To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
GLEAN, verb. To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.
GLEAN, noun. A collection made by gleaning.
GLEAN, noun. (obsolete) cleaning; afterbirth

Dictionary definition

GLEAN, verb. Gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats