muster
v.
gather together, assemble for action or ceremonial purposes, collect
n.
act of mustering; military enrollment; assembly; gathering up; list of names in a military unit
Muster
Disentis/Mustér
muster
Noun
1. a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. compulsory military service
(synonym) conscription, draft, selective service
(hypernym) mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation
(hyponym) levy, levy en masse
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Verb
1. gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
(synonym) rally, summon, come up, muster up
(hypernym) gather, garner, collect, pull together
2. call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
(hypernym) call, send for
(derivation) conscription, draft, selective service
Muster (das)
n.
pattern, model; example, paragon, ideal, acme of perfection; decorative design; sample, exemplar, specimen, representative part of a larger group
Muster
(v. t.)
To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.
(v. t.)
The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
(v. t.)
Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
(v. t.)
Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.
(v. t.)
Any assemblage or display; a gathering.
(v. t.)
An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
(v. t.)
A show; a display.
(v. i.)
To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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