taper
21taper — vt. , frapper, cogner, battre, tapoter, heurter, (à une porte...) ; claquer : TAPÂ (Aillon V., Aix, Albanais.001, Annecy, Arvillard, Chable, Chambéry.025, Chaucisse, Giettaz, Hauteville Sa., Montagny Bozel, Megève, St Jean Arvey, Table, Thônes),… …
22TAPER — v. tr. Frapper, donner un ou plusieurs coups. Taper un enfant. Si vous désobéissez, je vous taperai. En ce sens, il est familier. Il s’emploie aussi comme verbe intransitif. Taper sur quelque chose. Il lui tapa sur le ventre. Taper du pied,… …
23Taper — Ein Taper ist eine Faseroptik; siehe Taper (Faseroptik) ein konisch geformter Stift zum Dehnen von Piercings ein Fan, der ein Live Konzert mitschneidet. Einige Bands erlauben solche Mitschnitte. Weitere Bedeutungen: Taper Buchse/ Spannbuchse,… …
24taper — 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… …
25taper — 1 verb (I, T) also taper off to become gradually narrower towards one end: The jeans taper towards the ankle. taper off phrasal verb (I) to decrease gradually: Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. tapering adjective: long tapering… …
26taper — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tapor candle, wick, perhaps modification of Latin papyrus papyrus Date: before 12th century 1. a. a slender candle b. a long waxed wick used especially for lighting candles, lamps, pipes, or… …
27taper — 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 …
28taper — 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… …
29taper — v. (d; intr., tr.) to taper to (tapered to a point) * * * [ teɪpə] (d; intr.,tr.) to taper to (tapered to a point) …
30taper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. narrow; come to a point; lessen, slacken, slack off, diminish. n. candle, light; pyramid, cone, spire, etc. See narrowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. narrow, lessen, thin out, thin down, reduce, whittle …
