reap
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.).
to get as a return, recompense, or result: to reap large profits.
to reap a crop, harvest, etc.
Origin of reap
1Other words for reap
Other words from reap
- reap·a·ble, adjective
- un·reaped, adjective
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Indeed, it's unclear what, if any, benefits the average Cuban will reap from increased diplomacy between the two countries.
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They are religious who reap a great harvest among souls in this newly-christianized land.
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As winter is not their season of love, they reap but little advantage from associating.
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British Dictionary definitions for reap
/ (riːp) /
to cut or harvest (a crop), esp corn, from (a field or tract of land)
(tr) to gain or get (something) as a reward for or result of some action or enterprise
Origin of reap
1Derived forms of reap
- reapable, adjective
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