harvest

²harvest

verb

Definition of HARVEST

transitive verb

1

a : to gather in (a crop) : reap b : to gather, catch, hunt, or kill (as salmon, oysters, or deer) for human use, sport, or population control c : to remove or extract (as living cells, tissues, or organs) from culture or from a living or recently deceased body especially for transplanting

2

a : to accumulate a store of <has now harvested this new generation's scholarly labors — M. J. Wiener> b : to win by achievement <the team harvested several awards>

intransitive verb

: to gather in a crop especially for food

— har·vest·able \-və-stə-bəl\ adjective

— har·vest·er noun

Examples of HARVEST

1. It is time to harvest the wheat.
2. They want to harvest timber in these woods.

First Known Use of HARVEST

15th century

Related to HARVEST

Synonyms: gather, pick, reap

Related Words: clam, fish, seal, shrimp, whale; accumulate, forage, garner; glean; cut, hay, mow; bag, capture, hunt, net, snare, trap; crop, grow, raise

Near Antonyms: plant, seed, sow

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