Shrink-wrap Definition
shrĭngkrăp
shrink-wrapped, shrink-wrapping, shrink-wraps
noun
A protective wrapping for articles of merchandise consisting of a clear plastic film that is wound about the articles and then shrunk by heat to form a sealed, tight-fitting package.
American Heritage
A wrapping of such material.
Webster's New World
verb
To wrap (a commodity) in a tough, transparent plastic material which is then shrunk by heating to form a sealed, tightfitting package.
Webster's New World
To wrap an article in shrinkwrap.
Wiktionary
To apply shrink-wrap to (an item).
We spent all day shrink-wrapping boxes and now my feet hurt.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or relating to shrink-wrap.
American Heritage
Of or relating to a legal agreement, such as a software license, to which one indicates acceptance by opening the shrink-wrap that encloses a product subject to the agreement.
American Heritage
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