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To cut (grain or pulse) for harvest with a scythe, sickle, or reaper.
(verb-transitive)
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To harvest (a crop).
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To harvest a crop from: reaping a field.
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To obtain as a result of effort: She reaped large profits from her unique invention.
(verb-transitive)
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To cut or harvest grain or pulse.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.