drape off

English

Verb

drape off (third-person singular simple present drapes off, present participle draping off, simple past and past participle draped off)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To extend as if hanging like a drape.

   Streams cut through open plains draping off the mountain ridge.

2. (intransitive) To reduce in amplitude.

   The long tail of sales drapes off without dropping off.