reap
IPA: rˈip
noun
- A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.
verb
- (transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
- (transitive) To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
- (transitive) To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
- (transitive, computer science) To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
- (transitive, obsolete) To deprive of the beard; to shave.
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