Synonyms of the word reap


REAPCOLLECT - DERIVE - DRAW - GAIN - GARNER - GATHER - GLEAN - HARVEST

reap

  • v. (transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine.
  • v. (transitive) to gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
  • v. (transitive)To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
  • v. (transitive, computer science) To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To deprive of the beard; to shave.
  • n. A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.

collect

  • v. (transitive) To gather together; amass.
  • v. (transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
  • v. (transitive) To accumulate a number of similar or related (objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
  • v. (transitive, now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.).
  • v. (intransitive, often with on or against) To collect payments.
  • v. (intransitive) To come together in a group or mass.
  • v. (intransitive) To collect objects as a hobby.
  • v. (transitive) To infer; to conclude.
  • adj. To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
  • adv. With payment due from the recipient.
  • n. (Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook,…

derive

  • v. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
  • v. (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  • v. (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
  • v. (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
  • v. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
  • v. To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.

draw

  • v. (heading) To move or develop something.
  • v. (heading) To exert or experience force.
  • v. (heading, fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
  • v. (heading) To change in size or shape.
  • v. (heading) To attract or be attracted.
  • v. (Usually as draw on or draw upon): to rely on; utilize as a source.
  • v. To disembowel.
  • v. (transitive or intransitive) To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
  • v. A random selection process.
  • v. (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house without hitting another stone.
  • v. (cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect…
  • v. (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
  • v. (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes…
  • n. The result of a contest in which neither side has won; a tie.
  • n. The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
  • n. Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
  • n. (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings…
  • n. (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice,…
  • n. (curling) A shot that lands in the house without hitting another stone.
  • n. (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
  • n. (colloquial) Cannabis.
  • n. In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
  • n. (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary…
  • n. (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
  • n. (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.

gain

  • prep. (obsolete) Against.
  • adj. (obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.
  • adj. (obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.
  • adj. (dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
  • adj. (dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
  • adv. (obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
  • adv. (dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
  • adv. (dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.
  • n. The act of gaining; acquisition.
  • n. What is gained.
  • n. (electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
  • v. (transitive) To acquire possession of.
  • v. (intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest,…
  • v. (transitive, dated) To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
  • v. (transitive) To increase.
  • v. (intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
  • v. (transitive) To reach.
  • v. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
  • v. (intransitive) To put on weight.
  • v. (of a clock or watch) To run fast.
  • n. (architecture) A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports…

garner

  • n. A granary; a store of grain.
  • n. An accumulation, supply, store, or hoard of something.
  • v. To reap grain, gather it up, and store it in a granary.
  • v. To gather, amass, hoard, as if harvesting grain.
  • v. (often figuratively) To earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire by some effort or due to some fact; to…
  • v. (rare) To gather or become gathered; to accumulate or become accumulated; to become stored.

gather

  • v. To collect; normally separate things.
  • v. To bring parts of a whole closer.
  • v. To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
  • v. (intransitive, medicine, of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus.
  • v. (glassblowing) To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
  • v. To gain; to win.
  • n. A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
  • n. The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
  • n. The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).
  • n. (glassblowing) A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.

glean

  • v. To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
  • v. To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).
  • v. To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
  • v. To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.
  • n. A collection made by gleaning.
  • n. (obsolete) cleaning; afterbirth.

harvest

  • n. (Britain dialectal) The third season of the year; autumn; fall.
  • n. The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
  • n. The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
  • n. The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
  • n. (by extension) The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward.
  • n. (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.
  • v. (transitive) To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
  • v. (intransitive) To be occupied bringing in a harvest.
  • v. (transitive) To win, achieve a gain.

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