Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection: She wrapped her fur coat closely about herself.
- v. To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about: wrapped my head in a scarf.
- v. To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten: wrap a package; wrapped up the peelings.
- v. To clasp, fold, or coil about something: She wrapped her arms about his neck.
- v. To move (text that will not fit on a line) automatically to the following line.
- v. To envelop and obscure: Fog wrapped the city.
- v. To surround or involve in a specified quality or atmosphere: The plan was wrapped in secrecy.
- v. To engross: She was wrapped in thought.
- v. To coil or twist about or around something: The flag wrapped around the pole.
- v. To be moved automatically to the following line upon reaching a margin. Used of text.
- v. To put on warm clothing. Usually used with up.
- v. To conclude filming: The movie is scheduled to wrap next week.
- n. A garment to be wrapped or folded about a person, especially an outer garment such as a robe, cloak, shawl, or coat.
- n. A blanket.
- n. A wrapping or wrapper.
- n. A flatbread, such as a tortilla or lavash, rolled around a filling.
- n. The completion of filming on a movie.
- wrap up To bring to a conclusion; settle finally or successfully: wrap up a business deal.
- wrap up To summarize; recapitulate.
- idiom. under wraps Informal Secret or concealed: "The news was kept under wraps for the three-day weekend” ( Boston Globe).
- idiom. wrapped up in Completely immersed or absorbed in: She is wrapped up in her studies.
- idiom. wrapped up in Involved in: They were wrapped up in criminal activities.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In cotton manufacturing, one complete circuit of the measuring mechanism of a warp-beaming machine. The length of the wrap varies according to the details of the mechanism—3,564 yards, more or less.
- To roll or fold together, as a pliable or flexible object: usually with the preposition around (or round) or about: as, to wrap paper about a book.
- To envelop; surround; cover by winding something round in folds; muffle: often with up: as, to wrap up a child in its blanket; to wrap the body in flannels.
- To cover and fasten securely, as in paper or pack-sheet, in order to protect from injury or injurious exposure, as in transit or during storage, or in order to conceal: generally with up: as, to wrap up an umbrella or a book to send by express; to wrap up one's things in a bundle.
- To conceal by involving or enveloping; hide in a mass of different character; cover up or involve generally.
- Engrossed in or with; entirely devoted to: as, she is wrapped up in her son; he is wrapped up in his studies.
- Comprised or involved in, as an effect or consequence.
- n. An article of dress intended to be wrapped round the person, as on a journey; a wrapper. In the plural, the word is applied collectively to all coverings used, in addition to the usual clothing, as a defense against the weather, as cloaks, shawls, scarfs, and railway-rugs.
- A misspelling of rap.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
- v. transitive To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. A prerequisite to constriction in snakes.
- v. transitive or intransitive To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
- n. A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
- n. A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.
- n. entertainment The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p.
wrapt . - v. To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
- v. To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with
up . - v. To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.
- n. A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- v. crash into so as to coil around
- v. arrange or or coil around
- v. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
- n. a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
- v. arrange or fold as a cover or protection
- n. cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
Etymologies
- From Middle English wrappen ("to wrap, fold"), from Old English *wræppan, *wrappan, from Proto-Germanic *wrappanan (“to wrap, turn, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist, bend”). Cognate with Middle English wlappen ("to wrap, lap, fold"), Middle Dutch lappen ("to wrap up"), Danish dialectal vravle ("to wind, wind around"), Middle Low German wrempen ("to wrinkle, scrunch the face"), Old Italian goluppare ("to wrap") (from Germanic). More at lap, envelop. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English wrappen. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“*Wrap wrap wrap* ….extry strengf dukky taype fer sayfety..”
lol - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“*Tug Tug wrap wrap* extry dukky taype to hold it awn….”
invisible tickle - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“*snaps on teh CHRG w/doi ov orinj kittehs nd sekures it wif ducky taype wrap wrap wrap*”
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“Like I said a wrap on the knuckles – actually in legal terms a wrap is highly understating things.”
“Dennis Torres, Director of Stamford Cares a program offered by Family Centers in Stamford, CT informed me that what he referred to as wrap-around services are being decimated.”
“Twitter - the big Amazon hook up which has led to Amazon potentially distributing their gift wrap is amazing.”
“Alphabet sign plaque NEW in wrap replica vintage wood”
“I found no way to lock the screen door, then realized it didn't matter, we were simply in Saran wrap from a giant carnivore's perspective.”
“Get a roll of bubble wrap from the local package place.”
“But the best part of the wrap is throwing your baby on to your back, working some magic with fabric, and seeing the looks of awe you get.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘wrap’.
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POL - What is Mitt talking about?
Key terms from Mitt Romney's election campaign
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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RELI - Genesis
Protagonists and relevant words in the Book of Creation (Source: King James Bible)
Laban, circumcise, beget, Esau, Rebekah, speckle, Sodom, Pharaoh, Canaanite, Canaan, Jacob, Lot and 1286 more...
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webdev
random webdev lingo used primarily in computer programming.
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LIT - Odyssey - key words and phrases
Key words of the Odyssey by Homer in English including all those famous repeating epitethons like
"bright-eyed Athene"
"wine-dark sea"
"rosy-fingered dawn"
"long suf...yearling, wild celery, Wain, Themis, talon, slither, sedge, sea eagle, scurf, rile, prevaricate, poplar tree and 732 more...
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Starts with a silent letter
...with grateful thanks to telofy (for "cnidarian"), and to the song "Crazy ABC's" by Barenaked Ladies.
cnidarian, mnemonic, chthonic, ptarmigan, psoriasis, psittacine, bdellium, aisle, czar, gnarly, gnat, gnaw and 82 more...
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Rap-ture
rap, wrap, rapture, raptor, trap, grapple, krispy krap donuts, crappie, Irapuato, stenograph, graph paper, xerography and 11 more...
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Things that are bum
A list of the most common nouns following the phrase 'a bum' on the Web, according to Bing data.
rap, ass, deal, knee, note, steer, ankle, shoulder, leg, bag, wrap, rush and 4 more...
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
Noodle, Nugget, Butter, Soft, Snug, Feather, Socks, Knit, Mug, Curl, Billow, Lounge and 315 more...
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strangelyrouge's Words
glockenspiel, gewgaw, jetsam, flotsam, gripe, grab, wench, whilst, betwixt, hither, thither, yonder and 1034 more...
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eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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A Crumb Of Comfort
Types of bread & breadmaking terms. Mainly I'm looking for plain or savoury breads but I'll accept the sweet-ish ones as long as they are more bread than cake :-)
lagana, khobz, pita, foccaccia, ciabatta, bap, altamura, knead, leaven, crumpet, muffin, bagel and 202 more...
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Words I like
This is a list of my favourite words (phrases) in english, as a second language. I love them mostly because of how they sound and their meaning.
ninja, cookie, skill, zip, plentiful, digg, debris, pancake, cucumber, fetch, pot, backpack and 461 more...
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colleen's words ii
sibilant, sundry, spindle, distaff, device, mortar, pestle, scythe, flail, thresh, frown, elementary and 495 more...
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Val 1
Tweets
Looking for tweets for wrap.

dontcry Cool! I never knew that! Jul 31, 2008
gangerh An old camera term that stands for 'wind reel and print', which essentially means that your day's work is over! Jul 30, 2008