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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REAP, v.t. [L. rapio, carpo; Gr. a sickle, to reap; Eng. crop.]
1. To cut grain with a sickle; as, to reap wheat or rye.
When ye reap the harvest, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. Leviticus 19.
2. To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.
3. To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward, or as the fruit of labor or of works; in a good or bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions.
He that soweth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption. Galatians 6.
Ye have plowed wickedness; ye have reaped iniquity.
Hosea 10.
REAP, v.i.
1. To perform the act or operation of reaping. In New England, farmers reap in July and August.
2. To receive the fruit of labor or works.
They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. Psalms 126.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" [syn: reap, harvest, glean]
2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" [syn: reap, draw]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English repen, from Old English reopan Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine (2) to clear of a crop by reaping b. to gather by reaping ; harvest 2. obtain, win intransitive verb to reap something

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 cut or gather (a crop, esp. grain) as a harvest. 2 harvest the crop of (a field etc.). 3 receive as the consequence of one's own or others' actions. Etymology: OE ripan, reopan, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reap Reap, v. i. To perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a harvest. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. --Ps. cxxvi. 5.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reap Reap, n. [Cf. AS. r[=i]p harvest. See Reap, v.] A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reap Reap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raped; p. pr. & vb. n. Reaping.] [OE. repen, AS. r[=i]pan to seize, reap; cf. D. rapen to glean, reap, G. raufen to pluck, Goth. raupjan, or E. ripe.] 1. To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. --Lev.???. 9. 2. 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. Why do I humble thus myself, and, suing For peace, reap nothing but repulse and hate? --Milton. 3. To clear or a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field. 4. To deprive of the beard; to shave. [R.] --Shak. Reaping hook, an instrument having a hook-shaped blade, used in reaping; a sickle; -- in a specific sense, distinguished from a sickle by a blade keen instead of serrated.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(reaps, reaping, reaped) If you reap the benefits or the rewards of something, you enjoy the good things that happen as a result of it. You'll soon begin to reap the benefits of being fitter... VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Cut with a sickle. 2. Gather, gain, get, obtain, receive. II. v. n. Gather the harvest.

Moby Thesaurus

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