noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the gathering of a ripened crop wordnet
3. 3
   The gathering of any resource. broadly, countable, uncountable

   "American regulations at the time prohibited organ harvesting from brain-dead patients if their hearts were still beating."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of harvest form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

harvestarchitectureassemblybuildingcastingcomposition

Example

More examples

"The whole family was out harvesting the corn."

Related phrases

ballot harvestingorgan harvestingweb harvesting

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