wrap
wrap definition
wrap (rap)
transitive verb wrapped, wrapping wrap′·ping
- to wind or fold (a covering) around something
- to cover by this means
- to envelop, surround, overspread, etc. or hide, conceal, veil, etc. as by enveloping a town wrapped in fog
- to enclose and fasten in a wrapper of paper, etc. a box wrapped for mailing
- to wind or fold to wrap one's arms around someone
- Film to complete photographing (a film, scene, etc.)
Etymology: ME wrappen
intransitive verb
- to twine, extend, coil, etc.: usually with over, around, etc.
- Film to complete the photographing of a film, scene, etc.
noun
- an outer covering; esp.,
- something worn by being wrapped around the body, as a shawl
- an outer garment, as an overcoat
- a blanket
- material used for wrapping things
- secrecy; censorship; concealment plans kept under wraps
- a kind of sandwich consisting of a piece of flatbread wrapped around any of various fillings
- Film the completion of the photographing of a film, a scene, etc.
wrap Idioms
wrapped up in
- devoted to; absorbed or engrossed in (work, etc.)
- involved or implicated in
wrap up
- to enfold in a covering
- to put on warm clothing
- ☆ Informal
- to bring to an end; make final; conclude; settle
- to give a concluding, summarizing statement, report, etc.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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