Definitions for REAP
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. reap, harvest, gleanverb

   gather, as of natural products

   "harvest the grapes"

2. reap, drawverb

   get or derive

   "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. reapnoun

   A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.

2. reapverb

   To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting.

3. reapverb

   To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions.

4. reapverb

   Act of a parent process acknowledging that its child process has exited, thereby removing it from the process table. Until the child process is reaped it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process.

5. reapverb

   To deprive of the beard; to shave.

6. Etymology: repen, from ripan, from rīpanan (compare repe, reifsen ‘to snatch’, ripa ‘to score, scratch’), from h₁rep- ‘to snatch’ (compare rapere ‘to seize, plunder’, apaprépti 'to seize, embrace', rrjep ‘to peel, tear off’, Ancient Greek ἐρέπτομαι).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To REAPverb

   Etymology: repan , Saxon.

   1. To cut corn at harvest.

   From Ireland come I with my strength,
   And reap the harvest which that rascal sow’d. William Shakespeare.

   When ye reap the harvest, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. Lev. xix. 9.

   The hire of the labourers, which have reaped down your fields, is kept back by fraud. Ja. v. 5.

   Is it fitting in this very field,
   Where I so oft have reap’d, so oft have till’d,
   That I should die for a deserter? John Gay.

   2. To gather; to obtain.

   They that love the religion which they profess, may have failed in choice, but yet they are sure to reap what benefit the same is able to afford. Richard Hooker.

   What sudden anger’s this? how have I reap’d it? William Shakespeare.

   This is a thing,
   Which you might from relation likewise reap,
   Being much spoke of. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Our sins being ripe, there was no preventing of God’s justice from reaping that glory in our calamities, which we robbed him of in our prosperity. Charles I .

2. To Reapverb

   To harvest.

   They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. Psalm cxxvi. 5.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reap

   To reap means to gather or collect, often referring to crops or benefits as a result of one's actions or efforts. This term is frequently used in the context of agriculture, where it involves harvesting mature crops from the fields. However, it's also used metaphorically to denote receiving the results or consequences of something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reapverb

   to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting

2. Reapverb

   to gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works; -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions

3. Reapverb

   to clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field

4. Reapverb

   to deprive of the beard; to shave

5. Reapverb

   to perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a harvest

6. Reap

   a bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut

7. Etymology: [OE. repen, AS. rpan to seize, reap; cf. D. rapen to glean, reap, G. raufen to pluck, Goth. raupjan, or E. ripe.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reap

   rēp, v.t. to cut down, as grain: to clear off a crop: to gather by effort: to receive as a reward: to obtain a harvest.—ns. Reap′er, Reap′man; Reap′ing-hook, a hook-shaped instrument, with a handle, for cutting grain: a sickle; Reap′ing-machine′, a machine for cutting grain, drawn by horses, &c.; Reap′-sil′ver, money paid by feudal tenants as a commutation for their services in reaping the crops. [A.S. rípan, to pluck; Goth. raupjan, Ger. raufen.]

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1. REAP

   What does REAP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the REAP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. REAP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Reap is ranked #33164 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Reap surname appeared 690 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Reap.
   
   85.5% or 590 total occurrences were White.
   9.4% or 65 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Collect
   • Derive

Anagrams for REAP »

1. aper

2. pare

3. pear

4. rape

How to pronounce REAP?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say REAP in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REAP in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REAP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of REAP in a Sentence

1. Dawn Holman:

   Each phase of life matters, so even if you've never used sunscreen in the past, you're still going to reap benefits by starting today, by staying sun-safe and avoiding sunburn, you still have a chance to reduce your risk.

2. Peter Openshaw:

   We currently rank first amongst the G7 nations for our research in immunity and infectious disease and are now starting to reap the benefits of our efforts, with new treatments for previously incurable diseases emerging after decades of investment and collaboration in immunological research.

3. Brett Durney:

   We are built to move, those of us who are blessed enough to be able to move freely should reap the benefits daily.

4. Lincoln Larson:

   If you want to reap the full health benefits that nature can provide, you have to immerse yourself in those settings.

5. Robert Louis Stephenson:

   Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=REAP
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reap
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=REAP
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/REAP
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=REAP
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html