n. & v.
n. 1 a the process of gathering in crops etc. b the season when this takes place. 2 the season's yield or crop. 3 the product or result of any action.
v.tr. 1 gather as a harvest, reap. 2 experience (consequences). harvest festival a thanksgiving festival in church for the harvest. harvest home the close of harvesting or the festival to mark this. harvest mite any arachnid larvae of the genus Trombicula, a chigger. harvest moon the full moon nearest to the autumn equinox (22 or 23 Sept.). harvest mouse a small rodent, Micromys minutus, that nests in the stalks of growing grain. harvestable adj.
[ OE hrfest f. Gmc ]