drape

/dɹˈeɪp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. arrange in a particular way
   “drape a cloth”
2. place casually
   “The cat draped herself on the sofa”
3. cover as if with clothing
   “the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”
4. cover or dress loosely with cloth
   “drape the statue with a sheet”

noun

1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
2. the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
   “she adjusted the drape of her skirt”
3. a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination

Synonyms for drape

• clothe
• cloak
• robe
• curtain
• drapery
• mantle
• pall

Words that rhyme with drape

• escape
• shape
• scrape
• tape
• landscape
• ape
• rape
• agape
• crepe
• gape
• grape
• videotape
• audiotape
• cape
• reshape
• scape
• shipshape
• eggshape
• inchcape
• knape
• lape
• pape
• slape
• snape
• swape
• vape
• xeriscape