reap
English
/ɹiːp/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
- (transitive) To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
- (transitive) To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
- (transitive) To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
- (transitive) To deprive of the beard; to shave.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English repen inherited from Old English rēopan inherited from Proto-Germanic *rīpaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyb- (snatch).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁reyb-
Gloss
snatch