Definition of "reap" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine

2. (transitive) To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.

3. (transitive) To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.

   • to reap a benefit from exertions

4. (transitive, computer science) 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. (transitive, obsolete) To deprive of the beard; to shave.

6. (euphemistic, slang) rape

noun

1. A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.