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Definition of Glean
1. Verb. Gather, as of natural products. "They glean rye in the field"; "Harvest the grapes"
Exact synonyms: Harvest, Reap
Specialized synonyms: Cut
Generic synonyms: Collect, Garner, Gather, Pull Together
Derivative terms: Gleaner, Harvest, Harvest, Harvest, Harvester, Harvester, Harvesting, Reaper, Reaper
Specialized synonyms: Cut
Generic synonyms: Collect, Garner, Gather, Pull Together
Derivative terms: Gleaner, Harvest, Harvest, Harvest, Harvester, Harvester, Harvesting, Reaper, Reaper
Definition of Glean
1. v. t. To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or grapes left after the gathering.
2. v. i. To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers.
3. n. A collection made by gleaning.
4. n. Cleaning; afterbirth.
Definition of Glean
1. Verb. To harvest grain left behind after the crop has been reaped. ¹
2. Verb. To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glean
1. to gather little by little [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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