noun

1. A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.

Synonyms: sheaf

verb

1. To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine

2. To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.

3. To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.

   “to reap a benefit from exertions”