01 v. t. To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting.
imp. & p. p.
Reaped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reaping
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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. xix. 9.
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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.
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3.
To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.
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4.
To deprive of the beard; to shave.[R.]
Phrases & compounds
Reaping hook —
an implement 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.