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drapes off

drapes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drape off.

Meaning of drape off

Verb

drape off (third-person singular simple present drapes off, present participle draping off, simple past and past participle draped off)

  1. (ambitransitive) To extend as if hanging like a drape.
    • Streams cut through open plains draping off the mountain ridge.
  2. (intransitive) To reduce in amplitude.
    • The long tail of sales drapes off without dropping off.

Questions about drapes off

What is drapes off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drapes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drape off.

Words near drapes off in the dictionary

  1. drapers
  2. Draperstown
  3. drapery
  4. draperylike
  5. drapes
  6. drapes off
  7. drapest
  8. drapet
  9. drapeth
  10. drapetomania
  11. drapets

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