- glean⇄glean, transitive verb.
1. to gather (stalks of grain, ears of corn, or the like) left on a field by reapers.
Ex. They gleaned enough potatoes from the field after harvest to fill a large sack.
2. to strip (a field) of grain, corn, or t - glean⇄noun gleaner.
- glean⇄v.i. 1. to gather grain, corn, or the like left on a field by the reapers.
Ex. I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers (Ruth 2:7).
2. (Figurative.) to gather anything little by little or slowly.