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- Dictionaryharvest/ˈhɑːvɪst/
noun
- 1. the process or period of gathering in crops: "farmers work longer hours during the harvest" Similar
verb
- 1. gather (a crop) as a harvest: "after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings" Similar
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to pick and collect crops, or to collect plants, animals, or fish as food: In the US, winter wheat is harvested in the early summer. By the end of the year, growers in the state will have harvested 1.8 million barrels of fruit. About 30 million pounds of red snapper are harvested from US waters every year.
Sep 17, 2012 · 1. : the season for gathering in agricultural crops. the beginning of the harvest. 2. : the act or process of gathering in a crop. assisting neighbors in their harvest. 3. a. : a mature crop (as of grain or fruit) : yield.
A harvest is the crop that is gathered in. ...a bumper potato harvest. Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests. Synonyms: crop, yield, year's growth, produce More Synonyms of harvest. 3. verb. When you harvest a crop, you gather it in. Many farmers are refusing to harvest the cane. [VERB noun]
As a noun, harvest means the time of year when crops are ripe and ready to be gathered. The picked crop is also called a harvest: a bumper crop is a plentiful harvest, and a poor harvest is when things didn’t grow as well as expected. As a verb, to harvest something is to gather, trap, or cull it.
the extraction of an organ or tissue from a body for the purpose of transplant or scientific research: The new method could improve the harvest of stem cells from umbilical cord blood. the result or consequence of any act, process, or event: The journey yielded a harvest of wonderful memories.
har·vest. (här′vĭst) n. 1. The act or process of gathering a crop. 2. a. The crop that ripens or is gathered in a season. b. The amount or measure of the crop gathered in a season. c. The time or season of such gathering. 3. The result or consequence of an action: stuck with the harvest of a predecessor's decisions.
harvest. noun. /ˈhɑːvɪst/. /ˈhɑːrvɪst/. Idioms. [countable, uncountable] the time of year when the crops are gathered in on a farm, etc.; the act of cutting and gathering crops. harvest time. Farmers are extremely busy during the harvest. Extra Examples.
HARVEST meaning: 1. the time when crops are cut and collected from fields 2. the quality or amount of crops that are…. Learn more.
The outcome or consequence of any effort or series of events. To take or kill (fish or deer, for example) for food, sport, or population control. To catch, shoot, trap, etc. (fish or game), usually in an intensive, systematic way, as for commercial purposes. To gather a crop from (land, for example).
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