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reap
(redirected from reaped the harvest)

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reap  (rp)
v. reaped, reap·ing, reaps
v.tr.
1. To cut (grain or pulse) for harvest with a scythe, sickle, or reaper.
2. To harvest (a crop).
3. To harvest a crop from: reaping a field.
4. To obtain as a result of effort: She reaped large profits from her unique invention.
v.intr.
1. To cut or harvest grain or pulse.
2. To obtain a return or reward.

[Middle English repen, from Old English rpan.]
Synonyms: reap, garner, gather, glean, harvest
These verbs mean to collect: reap grain; garner compliments; gathering mushrooms; glean information; harvested rich rewards.

reap [riːp]
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to cut or harvest (a crop), esp corn, from (a field or tract of land)
2. (tr) to gain or get (something) as a reward for or result of some action or enterprise
[Old English riopan; related to Norwegian ripa to scratch, Middle Low German repen to card, ripple (flax)]
reapable  adj

Reap reapers collectively; a handful or sheaf of grain, 1388; a set of reapers, 1826.
Examples: reap of beans, 1523; of grain, 1388; of peas, 1523.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.reap - gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
cut - reap or harvest; "cut grain"
gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
2.reap - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
gain, derive - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"

reap
verb
1. get, win, gain, obtain, acquire, derive We are not in this to reap immense financial rewards.
2. collect, gather, bring in, harvest, garner, cut a group of peasants reaping a harvest of fruit and vegetables
Translations
reap [riːp] VT (Agr) (= cut) → segar; (= harvest) → cosechar, recoger
to reap what one has sown (fig) → recoger lo que uno ha sembrado
who reaps the reward?¿quién se lleva los beneficios?

reap [ˈriːp] vt
[+ crop] → moissonner
[+ benefits, profits, rewards] → récolter

reap
vt
corn (= cut)schneiden, mähen; (= harvest)ernten; fieldabernten
(fig) profiternten; rewardbekommen; to reap the fruit of one’s laboursdie Früchte seiner Arbeit ernten; to reap a rich harvesteine reiche Ernte einbringen; to reap what one has sownernten, was man gesät hat ? sow1
vischneiden, mähen; (person)ernten

reap [riːp] vtmietere (fig) (profit, benefit) → raccogliere
reap [riːp] vtmietere (fig) (profit, benefit) → raccogliere

reap
v reap [riːp]
to cut and gather (corn etc) The farmer is reaping the wheat. oes يَحْصُد жъна sklízet, sekat høste schneiden θερίζω segar, recoger (vilja) koristama درو کردن niittää moissonner לִקצוֹר फसल काटना žeti, požnjeti (le)arat menuai skera korn; uppskera mietere 刈り入れる (작물을) 베다 pjauti pļaut (labību); novākt ražu memungut oogsten skjære, slå; høste inn zbierać, żąć colher a secera жать zberať, zvážať žeti žnjeti skära, skörda เก็บเกี่ยว biçmek 收割 жати, збирати врожай فصل کاٹنا thu hoạch
n reaper
a person or machine that reaps. dorsmasjien حاصِد، آلة حَصْد жътвар žnec, žací stroj høstmaskine; høstkarl der/die Mäher(in) θεριστής, θεριστική μηχανή segador; segadora (máquina) (vilja)koristaja, (vilja)lõikur درو گر؛ ماشین درو elonkorjaaja moissonneur/-euse קוֹצֵר, מַקצֵרָה फसल काटने वाला žetelac, žetelica (stroj) arató(munkás); aratógép pemanen kornskurðarmaður/-vél mietitore, mietitrice 刈り手 베어들이는 사람, 수확기 pjovëjas, pjovimo maðina (labības) pļāvējs; pļaujmašīna pemungut oogster slåttekar; slåmaskin żniwiarz, żniwiarka ceifeiro secerător; maşină de secerat жнец; жатка žnec, žací stroj žanjec vršilica skördeman, -maskin ผู้เก็บเกี่ยวพืชผล biçici 收割機,收割者 жнець; жатка فصل کاٹنے والا کسان یا فصل کاٹنے کی مشین thợ gặt; máy gặt


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