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Wrap

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Noun

1. wrap, wrapper

cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

2. wrap

a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla

3. wrap, wrapper, wrapping

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

Verb

4. wrap, wrap up

arrange or fold as a cover or protection

Example Sentences:
'wrap the baby before taking her out'
'Wrap the present'

5. roll, twine, wind, wrap

arrange or or coil around

Example Sentences:
'roll your hair around your finger'
'Twine the thread around the spool'
'She wrapped her arms around the child'

6. enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

Example Sentences:
'Fog enveloped the house'

7. wrap

crash into so as to coil around

Example Sentences:
'The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wrap

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verbWord forms: wraps, wrapping or wrapped (mainly tr)
1. 
to fold or wind (paper, cloth, etc) around (a person or thing) so as to cover
2. (often foll by up)
to fold paper, etc, around to fasten securely
3. 
to surround or conceal by surrounding
4. 
to enclose, immerse, or absorb
wrapped in sorrow
5. 
to fold, wind, or roll up
6. (intr; often foll by about, around, etc)
to be or become wound or extended
7. 
to complete the filming of (a motion picture or television programme)
8. Also called: rap (often foll by up) Australian informal
to praise (someone)
noun
9. 
a garment worn wrapped around the body, esp the shoulders, such as a shawl or cloak
10.  short for wrapround (sense 5)
11. 
a type of sandwich consisting of a tortilla wrapped round a filling
12. mainly US
wrapping or a wrapper
13. British slang
a small package of an illegal drug in powder form
a wrap of heroin
14. Also called: rap Australian informal
a commendation
15. 
a. 
the end of a working day during the filming of a motion picture or television programme
b. 
the completion of filming of a motion picture or television programme
16.  keep under wraps
17.  take the wraps off

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Wrap

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verb transitiveWord forms: wrapped or ˈwrapping
1. 
a. 
to wind or fold (a covering) around something
b. 
to cover by this means
2. 
to envelop, surround, overspread, etc. or hide, conceal, veil, etc. as by enveloping
a town wrapped in fog
3. 
to enclose and fasten in a wrapper of paper, etc.
a box wrapped for mailing
4. 
to wind or fold
to wrap one's arms around someone
5.  Cinema
to complete photographing (a film, scene, etc.)
verb intransitive
6. 
to twine, extend, coil, etc.
usually with over, around, etc.
7.  Cinema
to complete the photographing of a film, scene, etc.
noun
8. 
an outer covering
; esp.,
a. 
something worn by being wrapped around the body, as a shawl
b.  [usually pl.]
an outer garment, as an overcoat
c. 
a blanket
d. 
material used for wrapping things
9.  [pl.]
secrecy; censorship; concealment
plans kept under wraps
10. 
a kind of sandwich consisting of a piece of flatbread wrapped around any of various fillings
11.  Cinema
the completion of the photographing of a film, a scene, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wrap

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v. wrapped or wrapt (răpt), wrap·ping, wraps
v.tr.
1. To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection: She wrapped her fur coat closely about herself.
2. To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about: wrapped my head in a scarf.
3. To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten: wrap a package; wrapped up the peelings.
4. To clasp, fold, or coil about something: She wrapped her arms about his neck.
5. To move (text that will not fit on a line) automatically to the following line.
6. To envelop and obscure: Fog wrapped the city.
7. To surround or involve in a specified quality or atmosphere: The plan was wrapped in secrecy.
8. To engross: She was wrapped in thought.
v.intr.
1. To coil or twist about or around something: The flag wrapped around the pole.
2. To be moved automatically to the following line upon reaching a margin. Used of text.
3. To put on warm clothing. Usually used with up.
4. To conclude filming: The movie is scheduled to wrap next week.
n.
1. A garment to be wrapped or folded about a person, especially an outer garment such as a robe, cloak, shawl, or coat.
2. A blanket.
3. A wrapping or wrapper.
4. A flatbread, such as a tortilla or lavash, rolled around a filling. Also called roll-up.
5. The completion of filming on a movie.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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