I. ˈrēp verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English repen, ripen, from Old English reopan, rīpan; akin to Middle Dutch repen, reipen to hackle, card, Norwegian ripa to scratch, Old English rāw row — more at row
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to cut (as grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
reaped the rye in that part of the field
(2) : to clear (as a field) of a crop by so cutting
b. : to gather or obtain by so cutting ; especially : harvest
has reaped all his crops
2. : to gather, obtain, or win as the fulfillment, reward, or other recompense of effort, labor, or some other action
reap lasting benefits
intransitive verb
: to reap something : gather a harvest : gain or receive a return or requital
they that sow in tears shall reap in joy — Ps 126:5 (Authorized Version)
Synonyms:
reap , glean , gather , garner , and harvest may mean, in common, to do the work or a given part of the work of collecting ripened crops. reap applies to the cutting down and usually collecting of ripened grain; in extension, it may suggest a return or requital
reap early wheat for market
the lucky artisan producing something they could use would reap a fortune — R.A.Billington
glean applies to the stripping of a field or vine that has already been gone over once, extending in meaning to any picking up of valuable bits from here and there, especially what has been left or missed
glean in the fields after the reapers have gone
assembled a multitude of facts gleaned from many and varied sources — American Guide Series: Washington
she had gleaned all the information the library contained — Robertson Davies
data gleaned from the questionnaire — Estelle C. Terry
gather , the most general of these, applies to the collecting or bringing together of all the produce of the farm, plantation, or garden; in extension, it can apply to any similar amassing or accumulating
the fruit is gathered in late July and August — American Guide Series: Tennessee
workers who gathered rubber — P.E.James
she had traveled by safari to gather her material — Current Biography
the multitude of pitfalls in the gathering, writing, and processing of the news — F.L.Mott
mail is gathered and distributed by electrically operated conveyors — American Guide Series: Minnesota
garner implies the storing of produce, especially grain; in extension, it can apply to any laying away as of a store
more harvest than one man can garner — Pearl Buck
a skilled picker may garner 100 quarts — American Guide Series: Arkansas
wisdom garnered through the years — W.F.Hambly
these short pieces garnered from a magazine catering to the masculine taste — Lisle Bell
harvest , the general term, may imply any or all of these processes, extending in meaning to apply to any gathering together or husbanding
the harvesting of cranberries — E.B.Garside
the harvesting of shellfish — American Guide Series: Connecticut
busy harvesting your crop of furs — National Fur News
he had sown pain and harvested regret — Maurice Samuel
II. “, ˈrip noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English repe, from Old English reopa; akin to Old English reopan, rīpan, v.
dialect chiefly England : a handful or unbound sheaf of grain
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: alteration of rip
chiefly dialect : to bring (as a subject, a person) into conversation — often used with up
IV. ˈrēp
dialect England
variant of rope