verb🔗ShareTo cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine"The farmers are reaping the wheat in the field. "agriculturemachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting."The farmer was reaping the wheat by using a large combine harvester. "agricultureactionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense."to reap a benefit from exertions"outcomeactionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table."Until a child process is reaped, it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process."computingprocesstechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deprive of the beard; to shave."The barber is reaping the man's face with a sharp razor, leaving his skin smooth. "appearancebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act by which something is reaped."sowings and reapings"agricultureactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
