reap

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
2. (transitive) To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
3. (transitive) To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
4. (transitive) To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To deprive of the beard; to shave.
6. (euphemistic, slang) rape

Noun

A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.

Synonyms

harvest

mow

cut

scythe

shear

gain

crop

acquire

gather

obtain

cut off

pick up

clip

get

glean

gather in

pluck

trim

prune

sythe

attain

extract

pick

⛏️

earn

draw

cut down

cull

score

secure

sever

slice

spring

stab

strike

take

take on

win

get laid

make a profit

washed away

fish

🐟

cut asunder

achieve

clear harvest

assume

bag

benefit

bring

bring in

buy

🛍️

Translations

récolter

ernten

mietere

segar

faucher

mähen

oogsten

raccogliere

cosechar

colher

🥄

moissonner

θερίζω

couper

segar

ceifar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: repen

Inherited from Old English: rēopan

Cognate with Old English: rīpan

Cognate with Western Frisian: repe

Cognate with Norwegian: ripa

In summary

From Middle English repen, from Old English rēopan, rēpan, variants of Old English rīpan (“to reap”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīpan, from Proto-Germanic *rīpaną (compare West Frisian repe, Norwegian ripa (“to score, scratch”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyb- (“to snatch”).