reap

reap: reap, glean, gather, garner, harvest are comparable when they mean 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

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reap early wheat for market
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the lucky artisan producing something they could use would reap a fortune— Billington
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Glean basically applies to the stripping of a field or vine that has already been gone over once but may be extended to any picking up of valuable bits from here and there and especially to a gathering of what has been left or missed

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glean in the fields after the reapers have gone
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assembled a multitude of facts gleaned from many and varied sources— Amer. Guide Series: Wash.
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she had gleaned all the information the library contained— Robertson Davies
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data gleaned from the questionnaire— Terry
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Gather, the most general of these terms, applies to the collecting or bringing together of the produce of the farm, plantation, or garden; in extension, it can apply to any similar amassing or accumulating

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the fruit is gathered in late July and August— Amer. Guide Series: Tenn.
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workers who gathered rubber—P. E. James
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she had traveled by safari to gather her material— Current Biog.
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the multitude of pitfalls in the gathering, writing, and processing of the news— Mott
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mail is gathered and distributed by electrically operated conveyors— Amer. Guide Series: Minn.
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Garner implies the storing of produce (as grain); in extension, it can apply to a laying away of a store

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more harvest than one man can garner— Buck
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a skilled picker may garner 100 quarts— Amer. Guide Series: Ark.
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wisdom garnered through the years— Hambly
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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 or be extended in meaning to apply to any gathering together or husbanding

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the harvesting of cranberries— Garside
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the harvesting of shellfish— Amer. Guide Series: Conn.
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busy harvesting your crop of furs— Nat'l Fur News
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he had sown pain and harvested regret— Samuel
}

Analogous words: collect, assemble (see GATHER)

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Synonyms:

Cut with a sickle / Gather, gain, get, obtain, receive, Gather the harvest

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Reap — may refer to: *Reap, to Harvest grain crops **Reaper, a horse drawn farm implement invented in 1831 and patented by Cyrus McCormick **Reaping hook, see Sickle *Grim Reaper (disambiguation) **Grim Reaper, see Death (personification) * Whatsoever a … Wikipedia
Reap — (r[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaped} (r[=e]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaping}.] [OE. repen, AS. r[=i]pan to seize, reap; cf. D. rapen to glean, reap, G. raufen to pluck, Goth. raupjan, or E. ripe.] 1. To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reap — UK US /riːp/ verb [T] ► to make a large amount of money or a big profit: »Outside shareholders reaped 25% of the dividends generated. reap $35 million/£1.9 billion, etc. »His company has reaped more than $800 million in federal contracts over the … Financial and business terms
reap — [ri:p] v [: Old English; Origin: reopan] 1.) [T] to get something, especially something good, as a result of what you have done reap the benefit/reward/profit (of sth) ▪ Those who do take risks often reap the rewards. 2.) you reap what you sow… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Reap — Reap, v. i. To perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a harvest. [1913 Webster] They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Ps. cxxvi. 5. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reap — Reap, n. [Cf. AS. r[=i]p harvest. See {Reap}, v.] A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Wright. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reap — [ rip ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut and gather a crop such as wheat 2. ) to get something as a result of something that you do: We will all reap the benefits of this important research. reap what you sow used for saying that something happens to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reap — ► VERB 1) cut or gather (a crop or harvest). 2) receive as a consequence of one s own or others actions. ● you reap what you sow Cf. ↑you reap what you sow ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
reap — (v.) to cut grain with a hook or sickle, O.E. reopan, Mercian form of ripan to reap, related to O.E. ripe ripe (see RIPE (Cf. ripe)). Related: Reaped; reaping … Etymology dictionary
reap — reap·er; reap; … English syllables

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