drape
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
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Sense 2 verb
arrange in a particular way
drape a cloth
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Sense 3 noun
the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
she adjusted the drape of her skirt
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Sense 4 verb
place casually
The cat draped herself on the sofa
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Sense 5 noun
a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
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Sense 6 verb
cover as if with clothing
the mountain was clothed in tropical trees
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Sense 7 verb
cover or dress loosely with cloth
drape the statue with a sheet
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pall |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | curtain |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | eyelet |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | screen |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | furnishing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drop cloth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | festoon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | frontal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | portiere |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shower curtain |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theater curtain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | drape |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | fold |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | arrange |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | drape |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | drape |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | way |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | arrange |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | covering |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | spread over |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | drapery |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | drape |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |