What does wrap mean?
Definitions for wrap
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word wrap.
Princeton's WordNet
wrap, wrappernoun
cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
wrapnoun
a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
wrapping, wrap, wrapperverb
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
wrap, wrap upverb
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
"wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"
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"
envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, encloseverb
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
"Fog enveloped the house"
wrapverb
crash into so as to coil around
"The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"
Wiktionary
wrapnoun
A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
wrapnoun
A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.
wrapnoun
The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
wrapverb
To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
wrapverb
To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. A prerequisite to constriction in snakes.
wrapverb
To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten.
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
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
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
Wrapverb
to snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt
Wrapverb
to wind or fold together; to arrange in folds
Wrapverb
to cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up
Wrapverb
to conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by
Wrapnoun
a wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling
Etymology: [OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp. 144. Cf. Warp.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Wrap
Same as Rap.
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British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'wrap' in Verbs Frequency: #642
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Anagrams for wrap »
warp
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wrap in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wrap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of wrap in a Sentence
After we finished filming the movie, Julie Andrews had thrown a wrap party for us, it was a swimming party at Debbie Turner house and he was there. I remember my mom was so nervous about taking this photo because she thought, ‘ Oh my God, it’s Christopher Plummer. ’.
It’s super cool. It’s not something you go out here every day and obviously strive to do. Obviously, you're trying to strike out every hitter you face, still kind of trying to wrap my head around it. Cool experience.
We had a meeting on it this morning, we're trying to wrap up two or three issues then I think we'll be ready to go.
You can wrap yourself up in cotton wool for the rest of your life if you want but having a little kickaround with your mates, I would have said 999 times out of 1,000 you are good, he got unlucky, it was just one of those situations that's caught him out. It was a freak accident but accidents happen.
It was a giant puzzle that was very hard to wrap your head around, no one has faced anything as unprecedented as this. I couldn't just pick up the phone and say 'What did you do when this happened to you?'.
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- لف, غلفArabic
- embolicarCatalan, Valencian
- přehoz, plášťCzech
- wrapDanish
- wickeln, Umhang, Schal, einwickeln, umhüllen, hüllen, einpackenGerman
- τυλίγωGreek
- wrap, fajar, envolver, chalSpanish
- بستهبندی کردن, پیختنPersian
- kätkeä, wrap, kiertää, wrappi, kääriä, peitto, rulla, purkittaaFinnish
- wrap, crêpe, envelopper, emballerFrench
- כרך, עטףHebrew
- लपेटनाHindi
- betakarHungarian
- պատելArmenian
- membungkusIndonesian
- rotolo, avviluppare, sciarpa, impacchettare, sandwich arrotolato, cappotto, incartare, scialle, avvolgereItalian
- 包装, 包むJapanese
- 싸다Korean
- involventLatin
- omslag, inpakkenDutch
- pakke innNorwegian
- owinąćPolish
- embalar, empacotar, embrulharPortuguese
- veșmânt, înfășura, șal, împachetaRomanian
- заворачивать, оборачивать, обернуть, завернуть, шальRussian
- paketera, skynke, sjal, linda in, crêpe, klä in, slå in, emballera, wrapSwedish
- ห่อThai
- paketlemekTurkish
- обернутиUkrainian
- لپیٹناUrdu
- bao, bao bọcVietnamese
- וויקלען, הילןYiddish
- 包裹Chinese
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