Difference between Reap and Draw

What is the difference between Reap and Draw?

Reap as a verb is to cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. while Draw as a verb is to sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.

Reap

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions. (Computer science) Act of a parent process acknowledging that its child process has exited, thereby removing it from the process table. Until the child process is reaped it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process. (Bible) Epistle to the Galatians, ch. 6, v.7 To deprive of the beard; to shave.

Part of speech: noun

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

Example sentence: Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

Draw

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.To drag, pull.To pull out (as a gun from a holster, or a tooth).To attract.To deduce or infer.(usually as draw on or draw upon): to rely on; utilize as a source.To disembowel.To pull back the arrow in preparation for shooting.(of curtains, etc.) To close.(of drinks, especially tea) To leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase.To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).To consume, as power.To determine the result of a lottery.To take the top card of a deck into hand.To trade in cards for replacements in draw poker games; to attempt to improve one's hand with future cards. See also draw out.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The result of a game in which neither side has won; a tie.The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out. Different from a tie.A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fadeA shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a takeout shot.A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.cannabis.In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.A hand which is unlikely the best hand, but which has a chance to become one with future card

Example sentence: Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.

We hope you now know whether to use Reap or Draw in your sentence.

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