reap

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Act of a parent process acknowledging that its child process has exited, thereby removing it from the process table. Until the child process is reaped it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process
A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut
To deprive of the beard; to shave
To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting
To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions

For whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap.

{v} to cut down grain, gather, obtain, get
To perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a harvest
get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field
get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
{f} harvest crops with a sickle, gather a harvest; earn, win, gain
To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works; in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions
If you reap the benefits or the rewards of something, you enjoy the good things that happen as a result of it. You'll soon begin to reap the benefits of being fitter
gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
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reap what one sows
To receive as a reward or harvest in the same measure as one's exertions, in a good or a bad sense. To receive justice

We will reap what we sow; live with what we do not act to change, he said.

reap as one has sown
receive the results that one has caused, accept the consequences of one's own actions
reap as one sows
accept the consequences of one's actions, accept the situation that one creates
reap the whirlwind
have very troublesome problems or suffer serious consequences due to one's actions done in the past
as you sow, so shall you reap
The personal consequences of one's actions are in proportion to the good or bad intentions towards others
sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him
reaped
past of reap
reaping
{i} cutting crops with a sickle, harvesting; winning, earning, gaining
reaping
present participle of reap
sow the wind and to reap the whirlwind
start something small and end up with a major result
sow wind and reap whirlwind
start something small and end up with a major result
they that sow in tears shall reap in joy
those who suffer by working hard will reap the rewards of this in later life
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