Reaping

/ˈɹiːpɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters

Definition of Reaping

verb

  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.

    "to reap a benefit from exertions"

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

    "Until a child process is reaped, it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process."

  5. To deprive of the beard; to shave.

noun

  1. The act by which something is reaped.

    "sowings and reapings"

Anagrams of Reaping

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