reap
[ reep ]
/ rip /
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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derive, receive, obtain, garner, produce, gain, recover, realize, cull, draw, cut, retrieve, secure, get, profit, acquire, glean, gather, mow, procure
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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
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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
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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reap
"to cut grain with a hook or sickle," Old English reopan, Mercian form of ripan "to reap," related to Old English ripe "ripe" (see ripe). Related: Reaped; reaping.
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