reap

/ษนiหp/

IPA: /R IY1 P/

noun
  1. 1

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

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.

    โ€œto reap a benefit from exertionsโ€

  4. 4

    To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.

    โ€œUntil a child process is reaped, it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process.โ€

  5. 5

    To deprive of the beard; to shave.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reap