This Piel verb likely means to glean or despoil completely, derived from the noun for aftermath or second-growth crops. Job 24:6 uses it to describe the wicked despoiling "the vineyard of the rich" (or "wicked"). The image is of taking everything, like harvesters who take even the aftermath that normally belongs to the poor. Some scholars suggest it means to gather quickly or snatch up everything. The context describes ruthless exploitation by those who leave nothing for the vulnerable.