reap
reap definition
reap (rēp)
transitive verb
- to cut (grain) with a scythe, sickle, or reaping machine
- to gather (a crop, harvest, etc.) by cutting
- to cut or harvest grain from (a field)
- to gain or obtain as the reward of action, conduct, work, etc.
Etymology: ME repen < OE ripan, akin to ripe < IE *reib- < base *rei-, to tear, pull out, rend > row, rive
intransitive verb
to reap a harvest, reward, etc.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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