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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wrap, wrappernoun

    cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

  2. wrapnoun

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

  3. wrapping, wrap, wrapperverb

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

  4. wrap, wrap upverb

    arrange or fold as a cover or protection

    "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

  5. wind, wrap, roll, twineverb

    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. envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, encloseverb

    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

    "Fog enveloped the house"

  7. wrapverb

    crash into so as to coil around

    "The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"

Wiktionary

  1. wrapnoun

    A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.

  2. wrapnoun

    A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.

  3. wrapnoun

    The completion of all or a major part of a performance.

  4. wrapverb

    To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

  5. wrapverb

    To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. A prerequisite to constriction in snakes.

  6. wrapverb

    To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.

    To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten.

  7. Etymology: From wrappen, from *wræppan, *wrappan, from wrappanan, from werp-, werb-. Cognate with Middle English wlappen, lappen, dialectal vravle, wrempen, goluppare (from Germanic). More at lap, envelop.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Wrapverb

    Etymology: hweorwian , Saxon, to turn; wressler, Danish.

    Peter seeth the napkin that was about his head wrapped together by itself. John xx. 7.

    This said, he took his mantle’s foremost part,
    He ’gan the same together fold and wrap. Edward Fairfax.

    Nilus opens wide
    His arms, and ample bosom to the tide,
    And spreads his mantle o’er the winding coast:
    In which he wraps his queen and hides the flying host. Dryden.

    The sword made bright is wrapt up for the slaughter. Ezek.

    Their vigilance to elude, I wrapt in mist
    Of midnight vapour glide obscure. John Milton.

    Wrap candles up in paper. Jonathan Swift, Directions to the Butler.

    Leontine’s young wife, in whom all his happiness was wrapt up, died in a few days after the death of her daughter. Addison.

    Some dear cause
    Will in concealment wrap me up a while;
    When I am known aright, you shall not grieve
    Lending me this acquaintance. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    King John fled to Lascus, who was careful how to comfort him, wrapt up in so many calamities, after the loss of his kingdom. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

    Things reflected on, in gross and transiently, carry the shew of nothing but difficulty in them, and are thought to be wrapped up in impenetrable obscurity. John Locke.

    Whatever things were discovered to St. Paul, when he was wrapped up into the third heaven, all the description he makes is, that there are such things as eye hath not seen, ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive. John Locke.

    Much more the reverent sire prepar’d to say,
    Wrap’d with his joy; how the two armies lay. Abraham Cowley.

    Wrapt up in silent fear he lies. Edmund Waller.

    Wrap’d in amaze the matrons wildly stare. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. wrap

    Wrap generally refers to the action of covering, enclosing, or folding something over another. It can also refer to a garment that wraps around a person, a sandwich or food item made by wrapping a filling in bread or tortilla, or even a piece of music or film material at the end of a production.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wrapverb

    to snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt

  2. Wrapverb

    to wind or fold together; to arrange in folds

  3. Wrapverb

    to cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up

  4. Wrapverb

    to conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by

  5. Wrapnoun

    a wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling

  6. Etymology: [OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp. 144. Cf. Warp.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Wrap

    rap, v.t. to roll or fold together: to enfold: hide: to cover by winding something round (often with up):—pr.p. wrap′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. wrapped.—n. a wrapper, as a shawl, &c.—ns. Wrap′page, act of wrapping: things used as wrappers; Wrap′per, one who, or that which, wraps: a loose outer garment of a woman; Wrap′ping; Wrap′-ras′cal, a loose greatcoat worn about 1740 (a humorous term).—Wrapped up in, bound up in: engrossed with: comprised in. [A form of warp—M. E. wrappen, also wlappen. Cf. Lap (v.t. to wrap) and Envelop.]

  2. Wrap

    Same as Rap.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wrap in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wrap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of wrap in a Sentence

  1. Emanuel Skarlatos:

    They trusted each other where one wouldn't back down if the other was getting his butt kicked, we're still trying to wrap our heads around it, but we're proud of him.

  2. Jared Bernstein:

    It's hard for people to wrap their head around that when inflation is north of 8 %, but imagine going through that without the backdrop of the strongest labor market practically on record.

  3. Kaitlin Olson:

    It’s very surreal. It’s really interesting, i ca n’t wrap my head around it … My parents are going crazy … My friends at home and parents couldn't be prouder. It’s a dream.

  4. Manfred Weber:

    We want to negotiate a new relationship, not a nasty divorce, my goal would be to wrap up the exit negotiations within about a year.

  5. Allison Mahoney:

    ( Buddy) was the love of our lives. ... He brought joy to everybody. I can't wrap my head around it.

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