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Definition of 'WRAP'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) wrap
to enclose in something wound or folded about (often fol. by up):
She wrapped her head in a scarf.

2.  wrap
to enclose and make fast within a covering of paper or the like (often fol. by up):
Wrap the box up in brown paper.

3.  wrap
to wind, fold, or bind (something) about as a covering.

4.  wrap
to cover (fingernails) with a sheer silk or linen fabric, as to repair or strengthen the nails.

5.  wrap
to protect with coverings, outer garments, etc. (usu. fol. by up).

6.  wrap
to surround, envelop, or hide:
The village was wrapped in fog.

7.  wrap
to fold or roll up.

8.  wrap
to finish the filming of (a motion picture).

9. (v.i.) wrap
to wrap oneself (usu. fol. by up).

10.  wrap
to become wrapped, as about something; fold.

11.  wrap
to complete the filming of a motion picture.

12.  wrap
wrap up, to conclude; finish work on:
to wrap up a project.

13.  wrap
to give a summary of.

14. (n.) wrap
something to be wrapped about the person, esp. in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater.

15.  wrap
a sheer fabric glued to the fingernails to repair or strengthen them.

16.  wrap
a beauty treatment in which a part or all of the body is covered with cream, lotion, herbs, or the like and then wrapped snugly with cloth.

17.  wrap
a piece of thin, flat bread wrapped around a filling and eaten as a sandwich.

18.  wrap
the completion of photography on a motion picture or an individual scene.

19.  wrap
the termination of a working day during the shooting of a motion picture.
a wrap skirt.

20. (adj.) wrap
Informal. secret:
The army wants this research project kept under wraps.

21.  wrap
wrapped up in,

22.  wrap
intensely absorbed in:
wrapped up in one's work.

23.  wrap
involved in; bound up with:
Peace is wrapped up in compromise.

Etymology: (1275–1325; ME (v.), of obscure orig.)

Definition of 'WRAP'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) wrap, wrapper
cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

2. (noun) wrap
a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla

3. (verb) wrapping, wrap, wrapper
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

4. (verb) wrap, wrap up
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
"wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

5. (verb) wind, wrap, roll, twine
arrange or or coil around
"roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

6. (verb) envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
"Fog enveloped the house"

7. (verb) wrap
crash into so as to coil around
"The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"

Definition of 'WRAP'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) wrap
to put paper around a present
She was wrapping presents.; a box wrapped in brown paper

2.  wrap
to put material around
He wrapped the injured woman in a blanket.; Wrap insulating tape around the pipes.

3. (noun) wrap
a sandwich wrapped in a thin piece of bread
a turkey/chicken/ham wrap

4.  wrap
paper or plastic used to wrap things
gift wrap; sandwiches covered in plastic wrap

5.  wrap
under wraps
kept secret
The movie's plot has been under wraps.

Definition of 'WRAP'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) WRAP
a wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling

2. (verb) WRAP
to snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt

3. (verb) WRAP
to wind or fold together; to arrange in folds

4. (verb) WRAP
to cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up

5. (verb) WRAP
to conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by

Translation of 'WRAP'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to roll or fold (round something or someone) He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.
Afrikaans: vou, omvou	Arabic: يَلُف حَوْلَ	Bulgarian: завивам
Brazilian: envolver	Czech: omotat	German: wickeln
Danish: vikle	Greek: τυλίγω, διπλώνω	Spanish: enrollar
Estonian: mässima	Farsi: پیچیدن	Finnish: kääriä
French: enrouler (autour de)	Hebrew: לַעֲטוֹף	Hindi: लपेटना
Croatian: omotati	Hungarian: beburkol	Indonesian: membalutkan
Icelandic: vefja	Italian: avvolgere	Japanese: 巻きつける
Korean: 두르다, 감다	Lithuanian: apvynioti	Latvian: aptīt
Malay: membalut; membungkus	Dutch: wikkelen	Norwegian: vikle rundt
Polish: owinąć	Persian: پیچیدن	Pashto: تاوېدل، غبرګيدل
Portuguese: envolver	Romanian: aînfăşura (în jurul)	Russian: наматывать
Slovak: omotať	Slovenian: zaviti	Serbian: zamotati
Swedish: linda, vira	Thai: ห่อ	Turkish: sarmak, dolamak
Taiwanese: 纏繞，披掛	Ukrainian: загортати; скручувати	Urdu: لپیٹنا
Vietnamese: gói lại	Chinese: 缠绕
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