To reap is to harvest. When you reap the crops that you have planted, you get the benefits of the work that you have done.
The farmer was reaping the benefits of his hard work by getting a good harvest.
The benefits of the new law will be reaped by the people in the next few years.
verb
To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
verb
To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
verb
To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
verb
To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
verb
To deprive of the beard; to shave.
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They were reaping the leaves on the street.
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Unfortunately, the band was not to reap the benefits.
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But the majority of anglers reap all the benefits of fishing.
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His generation would be the first to reap the benefits.
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But the migrants themselves often reap few benefits in the deal.
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The project is starting reap some reward in the translation section.
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Often the best films aren't the ones that reap all the awards.
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The company can now begin to reap the benefits of the multinational economy.
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Though the country prospered, the Burmese people failed to reap the rewards.
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He liked the thriller aspect of the Reaping script above the horror aspect.