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wrap

/ɹæp/noun, verb1 syllable

Wrap means: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.

Synonyms for wrap11

noun, as in the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

wrapping, wrapper

noun, as in cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

wrapper

verb, as in enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

envelop, enfold, enwrap, enclose

verb, as in arrange or coil around

wind, roll, twine

verb, as in arrange or fold as a cover or protection

wrap up

also used for wrap

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Opposites of wrap

unwrap

What does wrap mean?7

verb

1

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering“Fog enveloped the house”

2

arrange or coil around“roll your hair around your finger”

3

arrange or fold as a cover or protection“wrap the baby before taking her out”

4

crash into so as to coil around“The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant”

noun

1

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

2

cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

3

a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wrap?19

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Wrap in a sentence

  • Could you gift wrap this for me, please?CK
  • Wrap a superstition in a book, and you've got a religion.deniko
  • Before we wrap up, let's take some questions from the audience.mailohilohi
  • Before we wrap up, we'll take some questions from the audience.mailohilohi
  • Wrap yourself warm, it is cold out there.jorge855
  • Are you going to eat here or do you want us to wrap it?Eldad
  • I wanted to wrap my arms around his neck.Hybrid
  • I'm trying to wrap my head around it.crbk92

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of wrap

as a noun

plural
wraps

as a verb

past tense
wrapped
present participle
wrapping
third-person singular
wraps