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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Examples of "reap" in Sentences
- They were reaping the leaves on the street.
- Unfortunately, the band was not to reap the benefits.
- His generation would be the first to reap the benefits.
- But the majority of anglers reap all the benefits of fishing.
- Often the best films aren't the ones that reap all the awards.
- But the migrants themselves often reap few benefits in the deal.
- The project is starting reap some reward in the translation section.
- He liked the thriller aspect of the Reaping script above the horror aspect.
- The company can now begin to reap the benefits of the multinational economy.
- Though the country prospered, the Burmese people failed to reap the rewards.
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