harvest | ||
1. | [ verb ] (agriculture) gather, as of natural products | |
Synonyms: | reap glean | |
Examples: | "harvest the grapes" |
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Related terms: | gather cut crop harvester gleaner harvester | |
2. | [ noun ] (economics,business,agriculture) the yield from plants in a single growing season | |
Synonyms: | crop | |
Related terms: | output root_crop fruitage catch_crop cash_crop cover_crop reap cultivate | |
3. | [ noun ] (agriculture) the gathering of a ripened crop | |
Synonyms: | harvest_home harvesting | |
Related terms: | gather haying reap | |
4. | [ noun ] the consequence of an effort or activity | |
Examples: | "they gathered a harvest of examples" "a harvest of love" |
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Related terms: | consequence | |
5. | [ verb ] remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation | |
Examples: | "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals" |
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Related terms: | remove | |
6. | [ noun ] (agriculture) the season for gathering crops | |
Synonyms: | harvest_time | |
Related terms: | season farming | |
Similar spelling: |
harvester harvestman harvesting Harvison harpist Harpster |