Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun drape

3 senses of drape

Sense 1
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall -- (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
       => blind, screen -- (a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet")
       => furnishing -- ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)

Sense 2
drape -- (the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt")
       => manner, mode, style, way, fashion -- (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")

Sense 3
drape -- (a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination)
       => covering -- (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drape

4 senses of drape

Sense 1
drape -- (arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth")
       => arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")

Sense 2
drape -- (place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa")
       => arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")

Sense 3
clothe, cloak, drape, robe -- (cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees")
       => cover, spread over -- (form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave")

Sense 4
drape -- (cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet")
       => cover -- (provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers")

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