reap

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cut]] (for example a grain) with a [[sickle]], [[scythe]], or reaping [[machine]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[gather]] (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|computer science}} To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To deprive of the beard; to shave.
6. {{lb|en|euphemistic|slang}} To [[rape]].

Noun

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

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