What is the meaning of Taper?

A slender wax candle.

A small light.

A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.

The portion of an object with such a form.

Ellipsis of machine taper.

A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.

A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).

Gradual reduction over time.

To make thinner or narrower at one end.

To become thinner or narrower at one end.

To diminish gradually.

To tighten monetary policy.

Tapered; narrowing to a point.

One who operates a tape machine.

Someone who works with tape or tapes.

present of tape

to slap, knock, beat

to type (use a keyboard or typewriter)

to hit, to beat, to rap [with sur]

to beat down (of the sun); to go to one's head (of wine etc.)

to stink, pong, reek

to put away (a meal etc.)

to fuck (have sex)

to put up with

taper, a tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object

taper; gradual reduction over time

taper (thin candle)

a loser

present tense of tape (“to lose”)

indefinite plural of tape

present tense of tape (“to tape”)

present of tape (to lose)

to hit, knock

to throw

Source: wiktionary.org