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reaped

verb

Meaning

  1. To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
  2. To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
  3. To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
  4. To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
  5. To deprive of the beard; to shave.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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