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

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