2syllables
reaping
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Definitions ofreaping
1verb
- To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
- To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
- To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
Example: "to reap a benefit from exertions"
- To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
Example: "Until a child process is reaped, it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process."
- To deprive of the beard; to shave.
1noun
- The act by which something is reaped.
Example: "sowings and reapings"
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