reap

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.

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”).

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