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reap

reap [ reep ] (past and past participle reaped, present participle reap·ing, 3rd person present singular reaps)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. obtain as result: to obtain something, especially as a consequence of previous effort or action

2. gather crop: to cut and gather a crop, especially a grain crop, from the land where it is growing

[ Old English rīpan. Origin uncertain: perhaps ultimately from an Indo-European word meaning "to tear"]

reap·a·ble adjective
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