harvest

¹har·vest

noun, often attributive \ˈhär-vəst\

Definition of HARVEST

1

: the season for gathering in agricultural crops

2

: the act or process of gathering in a crop

3

a : a mature crop (as of grain or fruit) : yield

b : the quantity of a natural product gathered in a single season <deer harvest> <ice harvest>

4

: an accumulated store or productive result <a harvest of revenue>

Examples of HARVEST

1. The beginning of the harvest varies from year to year.
2. It is time for the harvest.
3. They prayed for a bountiful harvest.
4. We had enormous harvests of corn this year.

Origin of HARVEST

Middle English hervest, from Old English hærfest; akin to Latin carpere to pluck, gather, Greek karpos fruit

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HARVEST

Synonyms

crop

Related Words

return, yield; cut, cutting

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

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