reap

[ reep ]
/ rip /
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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.

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, adjective un·reaped, adjective

Words nearby reap

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

Words related to reaping

derive, receive, obtain, garner, produce, gain, recover, realize, cull, draw, cut, retrieve, secure, get, profit, acquire, glean, gather, mow, procure

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British Dictionary definitions for reaping

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)