reap
/ɹiːp/
noun
- 1
A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
- 2
To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
- 3
To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
“to reap a benefit from exertions”
- 4
To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
“Until a child process is reaped, it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process.”
- 5
To deprive of the beard; to shave.
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