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.
to reap a benefit from exertions
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.
To deprive of the beard; to shave.