The meaning of Gleaned

verb

Pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives.

Usage examples:

He chose a seat facing the door

verb

Reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.

Usage examples:

He sees culling deer as a necessity

noun

A selective slaughter of animals.

Usage examples:

Fishermen are to campaign for a seal cull

verb

To collect parts or pieces of something to use for another purpose

Usage examples:

She went to strange lands to cull recipes for her book., to cull growing herds before they run out …

verb

Obtain something from (a specified source).

Usage examples:

They derived great comfort from this assurance

verb

To get or obtain something

Usage examples:

The institute derives all its money from foreign investments.

verb

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

Usage examples:

He drew a map

noun

An act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.

Usage examples:

The draw has been made for this year's tournament

verb

Cause to move by pulling

verb

Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.

Usage examples:

The fossils are extracted from the chalk

noun

A short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music.

Usage examples:

An extract from a historical film

verb

Remove, usually with some force or effort

verb

Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).

Usage examples:

The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence

noun

A granary.

Usage examples:

The upper floor also contains garners for storing unmalted and malted grain.

verb

To get or earn something valuable or respected, often with difficulty

Usage examples:

Coppola garnered several oscars for his movie, "the godfather."

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A part of a garment that is gathered.

Usage examples:

This can be accomplished at side seams, the center back seam, gathers, pleats, darts or a combinati…

verb

Assemble or get together

verb

Come to have (something); receive.

Usage examples:

I got a letter from him the other day

noun

See have.

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

verb

Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.

Usage examples:

They'd started learning french

Gain knowledge or skills

verb

To get knowledge or understanding of facts or ideas or of how to do things

Usage examples:

[ t ] we’re learning algebra., [ i ] he’s not much of a cook, but he’s learning., [ i ] parents lea…

verb

Get, acquire, or secure (something).

Usage examples:

Adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain

verb

Come into possession of

verb

Detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing.

Usage examples:

I went to pick some flowers for jenny's room

noun

An act or the right of selecting something from a number of alternatives.

Usage examples:

Take your pick from our extensive menu

noun

A tool consisting of a long handle set at right angles in the middle of a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.

Usage examples:

The newer combination entrenching tool added a pick, which helped break up hard soil.

verb

Cut or gather (a crop or harvest).

Usage examples:

Many men were employed to reap the harvest

Get or derive

verb

Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.

Usage examples:

Children must select their gcse subjects

adjective

(of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable.

Usage examples:

He joined his select team of young intelligence operatives

verb

Pick out or choose from a number of alternatives

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands