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Noun drape has 3 senses

curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
--₁ is a kind of blind, screen; furnishings
--₁ has particulars:
drop curtain, drop cloth, drop; festoon; frontal; portiere; shower curtain; theater curtain, theatre curtain
drape - the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
--₂ is a kind of manner, mode, style, way, fashion

Derived forms: verb drape₃, verb drape₁
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
--₃ is a kind of covering

Verb drape has 3 senses

drape - arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth"
--₁ is one way to arrange, set up

Derived form: noun drape₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
drape - place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"
--₂ is one way to arrange, set up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
drape - cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet"
--₃ is one way to cover

Derived forms: noun drape₂, noun drapery₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something PP