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    [Verb]  | "ta*per" | \ ˈtā-pər \


    1: to become progressively smaller toward one end

    2: to diminish gradually

    3: to cause to taper


    Origin: 1610 ;

    [Verb]  | "taper off" 


    1: taper


    Origin: 1848 ;

    [Adjective]  | "tapered" 


    [Verb]  | "tapered" 


    1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine "





    [Verb]  | "taper" 


    1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine "





    [Verb]  | "tapered off" 


    1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day "





    [Verb]  | "taper off" 


    1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day "





     [ "tapered" ]

    1: To look good, clean, and sexy

      * e.g.,  ... "Why u lookin so tapered today" 


     [ "tapered" ]

    2: Tapered is a form and complaint that is used between to highly woke indaviduals

      * e.g.,  ... "My girl Tapered, yours lookin like miss piggy" 

     [ "tapering" ]

    1: Something that makes swimmers happy :D

      * e.g.,  ... When we were tapering, we only did 2500 instead of 7000 =) 


     [ "tapering" ]

    2: Well, all athletes really...


     [ "tapering" ]

    3: It's working out really hard for a few days and then doing barely anything in a short amount of time. (usually right before a big game or meet)

     [ "taper" ]

    1: A device used to stretch piercings. It is small on one end and gradually increases in size until it reaches the proper gauge.

      * e.g.,  ... When going from a 4G to a 2G, I used an acrylic taper and some lubricating oil. 

     [ "tapering" ]

    1: A term that can be used when referring to reducing the dose, when using a drug. Tapering can help an addict when trying to quit a drug. Splitting a pill, snorting less, and even injecting less.

      * e.g.,  ... Swim: Are you off them xans yet? 

     [ "Taper" ]

    1: A swimmers word for masturbation.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm sore from tapering last night. 

     [ "taper" ]

    1: my hairstyle, 360 waves, usually drives african american women to want to put their hands on.

      * e.g.,  ... $15 tapers at Dynasties in Maywood, IL 

     [ "taper" ]

    1: A type of haircut. white folks look stupid with them.

      * e.g.,  ... Who told that white boy to get a taper. 

     [ "tapers" ]

    1: A type of stretched ear piercing where the plug tapers to a point behind the earlobe.

      * e.g.,  ... I was thinking about tunnels, but I think I'll get tapers after all. 

     [ "Taper" ]

    1: The cowardly way a guy goes about phasing out a girl by gradually responding to calls and texts less and less or by responding only with short answers. (can be done by girls too)

      * e.g.,  ... This guy was totally into me and was texting me all the time but now he's giving me the taper! He responded to my last text with just a one-word answer and I haven't heard from him in over a week. 

     [ "tapers" ]

    1: Tools used for stretching ear lobes usually. Not an accessory, but many people do wear them as jewelry. It is not safe though because it can imbalance your ears, since the sides are different sizes. The gauge size is at the bigger end of the taper.

      * e.g.,  ... "Can I buy some tapers to stretch my ears?" "She used tapers as jewelry and now her ears are uneven." "Dude! Those tapers are for stretching, not wearing!" 

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