Definitions for reap

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Spelling: [reep]

IPA: /rip/

Reap is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in reap (aepr).

Definitions for reap

verb (used with object)

1. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
2. to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.).
3. to get as a return, recompense, or result:

verb (used without object)

1. to reap a crop, harvest, etc.

Origin of reap

before 900; Middle English repen, Old English repan, riopan; cognate with Middle Low German repen to ripple (flax); akin to ripe

Examples for reap

Of these discoveries we are only now beginning to reap the benefit.

"But you must remember that after all you are going to reap the benefit of it now," Wrayson remarked.

She sought to reap advantage from her weakness of body and mind.

Indeed, it's unclear what, if any, benefits the average Cuban will reap from increased diplomacy between the two countries.

But if you choose to conduct your discourse in 140-word snaps, or soundbites, then you reap the crop of dumb that you sow.

“Yes, you will find it,” Cosmo assures readers, promising to help them “reap the blissful benefits” upon discovering the region.

Since she had endured so much, why not endure a little longer and reap a dear reward?

They are only here to reap the rewards of the American safety net (such as it is) and thereby raise your taxes.

You will need practice to reap the full benefit of my instructions.

From that, Spinal Solutions stood to reap several thousand dollars from the sale of a single screw.