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reap verb1. [ri:p] Also rip.
[Old English ripan, reopan, of unkn. origin.]
verb intrans. & trans. Cut, gather, (a crop, esp. grain), orig. with a hook or sickle; transf. cut (plants, flowers, etc.) in a similar fashion. Freq. fig. OE.
M. W. Montagu We can reap the fruit of our labours. Times He will reap what he sows.
b. verb trans. Harvest the crop of (a field etc.). LME.
Get in return; obtain (esp. a benefit or advantage) for oneself; gain, acquire. ME.
Globe & Mail (Toronto) The Manitoba Government has reaped..$8-million from the Downs. M. Seymour Conrad was reaping..the benefits of his labours.
verb trans. Judo. Sweep a leg into (the opponent's leg), causing a loss of balance. M20.
Comb.: reap-hook a reaping-hook.
reapable adjective (rare) able to be reaped; fit for reaping: L16.