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• reap — reap, glean, gather, garner, harvest are comparable when they mean to do the work or a given part of the work of collecting ripened crops. Reap applies to the cutting down and usually collecting of ripened grain; in extension, it may suggest a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• reap — [ rip ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut and gather a crop such as wheat 2. ) to get something as a result of something that you do: We will all reap the benefits of this important research. reap what you sow used for saying that something happens to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• reap — UK [riːp] / US [rɪp] verb [transitive] Word forms reap : present tense I/you/we/they reap he/she/it reaps present participle reaping past tense reaped past participle reaped 1) to get something as a result of something that you do We will all… …   English dictionary

• reap — reapable, adj. /reep/, v.t. 1. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest. 2. to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.). 3. to get as a return, recompense, or result: to reap large profits. v.i. 4. to… …   Universalium

• reap — [[t]rip[/t]] v. t. 1) agr. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest 2) agr. to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.) 3) to get as a return, recompense, or result: to reap large profits[/ex] 4) agr.… …   From formal English to slang

• reaper — reap|er [ ripər ] noun count a person or machine that cuts and gathers a crop such as wheat => GRIM REAPER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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