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| reap [ reep ] (past and past participle reaped, present participle reap·ing, 3rd person present singular reaps) |
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1. obtain as result: to obtain something, especially as a consequence of previous effort or action
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2. gather crop: to cut and gather a crop, especially a grain crop, from the land where it is growing
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| [ Old English rīpan. Origin uncertain: perhaps ultimately from an Indo-European word meaning "to tear"] |
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  reap·a·ble adjective |
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