(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s, or if you ~ it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end.
Unlike other trees, it doesn’t ~ very much. It stays fat all the way up...
Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners.
VERB: V, V n
~ed
...the elegantly ~ed legs of the dressing-table.
ADJ
2.
If something ~s or is ~ed, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced.
There are signs that inflation is ~ing...
If you take these drugs continuously, withdrawal must be ~ed.
VERB: V, be V-ed
•
Taper off means the same as ~ .
Immigration is expected to ~ off...
I suggested that we start to ~ off the counseling sessions.
PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P n (not pron), also V n P
3.
A ~ is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires.
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