Wrap \Wrap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrappedor Wrapt; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrapping.] [OE.
wrappen, probably akin to E. warp. [root]144. Cf. Warp.] [1913 Webster]
To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
[1913 Webster] Then cometh Simon Peter, . . . and seeth . . . the
napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes,
but wrapped together in a place by itself. --John xx. 6,
[1913 Webster] Like one that wraps the drapery of
his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. --Bryant.
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To cover by winding or folding; to envelop
completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up. [1913 Webster]
I . . . wrapt in mist Of midnight vapor, glide obscure. --Milton.
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To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide;
hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.
[1913 Webster] Wise poets that wrap truth in tales. --Carew. [1913
Webster] To
be wrapped up in, to be wholly engrossed in; to be entirely
dependent on; to be covered with. [1913 Webster] Leontine's young
wife, in whom all his happiness was wrapped up, died in a few days
after the death of her daughter. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Things
reflected on in gross and transiently . . . are thought to be
wrapped up in impenetrable obscurity. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
Wrap \Wrap\, n. A wrapper; -- often used in the
plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or
traveling. [1913 Webster]
Word Net
wrapNoun
1 cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
[syn: wrapper]
2 a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in
a soft tortilla
Verb
1 arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap
the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" [syn: wrap up] [ant:
unwrap]
2 wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around
your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: wind, roll, twine] [ant: unwind]
3 enclose or enfold completely with or as if with
a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold, enwrap, enclose] [also: wrapping, wrapped]
Moby Thesaurus
apparel, array, attire, bale, band, bandage, bandaging, bedeck, bedrape, beleaguer, belt, bend, beset, besiege, bind, bind up, binder, binding, blockade, bound, box, box in, brace, bundle, bundle up, cage, camouflage, case, casual clothes, chain, chamber, cinch, cloak, close, close in, clothe, compass, compass about, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, corral, crate, deck, dight, dishabille, do up, drape, dress, dud, dust jacket, embay, embosom, embox, embrace, encapsulate, encase, encircle, enclasp, enclose, enclothe, encompass, endue, enfold, enrobe, enshrine, enshroud, envelop, envelope, envelopment, environ, enwrap, fence in, garb, garment, gift wrapping, gird, girdle, girt, girth, go around, go round, habilitate, hedge in, hem in, house in, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, invest, involve, jacket, jail, kennel, lace, lap, lash, leaguer, leash, mask, mew, mew up, muffle up, neglige, negligee, pack, package, parcel, pen, pen in, pocket, quarantine, rag out, rail in, raiment, robe, roll up, rope, sheathe, shrine, shroud, shut in, shut up, smother, something comfortable, splice, sport clothes, stable, strap, surround, swaddle, swathe, tie, tie up, tire, truss, truss up, undress, veil, wall in, wire, wrap about, wrap up, wrapper, wrapping, yard, yard upEnglish
Pronunciation
- RP & US: , /ræp/, /r
Wrap may refer to:
- Wrap (food), a sandwich-like food product
- Plastic wrap, a thin, clear flexible plastic or aluminum foil to cover food
- Shrink wrap, plastic foil to bundle boxes on a pallet for transport
- Mud wrap, a type of spa treatment
- Wrap advertising, a method of advertising on vehicles
- a form of vandalism, whereby a victim's property is covered with toilet paper
- Gallery wrap, a method of mounting an artist's canvas onto a frame
- Wrap (film industry), the end of shooting at a movie set
- Wrap account, a financial product/platform in which a brokerage manages an investor's portfolio for a flat quarterly or annual fee.
- "Wrapped" (Gloria Estefan song), the lead single from Gloria Estefan's album Unwrapped
- "Wrapped" (George Strait song), a George Strait song
Or be an acronym for: