verb🔗ShareTo cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine"The farmer reaps the wheat every autumn. "agriculturemachineplantfoodactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting."The farmer reaps his wheat in the late summer. "agricultureactionworkplantenvironmentfoodprocessChat 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"outcomeachievementactionChat 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 reaps the unruly beard with his clippers, leaving a smooth, clean-shaven face. "appearancebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
