drape off

English

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.
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