Make+taper
1taper — I. n. Light, small candle, bougie. II. a. Conical, pyramidal, tapering. III. v. a. Make taper, make conical. IV. v. n. Take a conical form, have a conical shape …
2Taper — Ta per, v. t. To make or cause to taper. [1913 Webster] …
3taper something off — ˌtaper sthˈoff derived to make sth become gradually less in number, amount, degree, etc • They are gradually tapering off production of the older models. Main entry: ↑taperderived …
4taper off — verb 1. end weakly (Freq. 1) The music just petered out there was no proper ending • Syn: ↑peter out, ↑fizzle out, ↑fizzle • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • …
5taper — I UK [ˈteɪpə(r)] / US [ˈteɪpər] verb Word forms taper : present tense I/you/we/they taper he/she/it tapers present participle tapering past tense tapered past participle tapered 1) [intransitive/transitive] to gradually become narrower towards… …
6taper — ta|per1 [ˈteıpə US ər] v [I and T] to become gradually narrower towards one end, or to make something become narrower at one end taper to ▪ His wide chest tapers to a small waist. >tapering adj ▪ long tapering fingers taper off phr v to… …
7taper — ta|per1 [ teıpər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to gradually become narrower toward one end, or make something narrower toward one end 2. ) taper or taper off intransitive to gradually become less: Spending has tapered off from $844… …
8taper — taper1 taperer, n. taperingly, adv. /tay peuhr/, v.i. 1. to become smaller or thinner toward one end. 2. to grow gradually lean. v.t. 3. to make gradually smaller toward one end. 4. to reduce gradually. 5. taper off …
9taper — 1. noun /ˈteɪpə,ˈteɪpɚ/ a) A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light. the taper of a spire. b) A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object The legs of the table had a… …
10taper — /ˈteɪpə / (say taypuh) verb (i) 1. to become gradually slenderer towards one end. 2. to grow gradually lean. 3. Sport to enter into a period of taper: to taper for a marathon. –verb (t) 4. to make gradually smaller towards one end. 5. to reduce… …
