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reap

[ reep ]
/ rip /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR reap

verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to reap a crop, harvest, etc.

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Origin of reap

before 900; Middle English repen,Old English repan, riopan; cognate with Middle Low German repen to ripple (flax); akin to ripe

OTHER WORDS FROM reap

reap·a·ble, adjectiveun·reaped, adjective

Words nearby reap

ream, reamer, rean, reanalysis, reanimate, reap, reaper, reaping machine, reappear, reapply, reappoint
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Words related to reap

derive, receive, obtain, garner, bring in, produce, gain, take in, recover, realize, cull, draw, cut, retrieve, secure, get, profit, acquire, glean, gather

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British Dictionary definitions for reap

reap
/ (riːp) /

verb

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

Derived forms of reap

reapable, adjective

Word Origin for reap

Old English riopan; related to Norwegian ripa to scratch, Middle Low German repen to card, ripple (flax)
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