wrap
Pronunciation Etymology 1
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Pronunciation Etymology 1
From Middle English wrappen, of uncertain origin.
Compare also similar-sounding and similar-meaning Middle English wlappen, Middle Dutch lappen, roa-oit goluppare (from Germanic).
Verbwrap (wraps, present participle wrapping; simple past and past participle wrapped)
- (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
- Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
- (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
- A snake wraps itself around its prey.
- 1811, William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis:
- Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
- (transitive, figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
- a. 1640, Thomas Carew, Ingrateful Beauty Threatened:
- wise poets that wrap truth in tales
- (transitive or intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
- To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2)
- (transitive, lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
- I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
- (computing, transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
- (transitive or intransitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.
- The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.
- French: envelopper, emballer
- German: wickeln, einwickeln, einpacken, hüllen, umhüllen
- Italian: avvolgere, avviluppare, incartare, impacchettare
- Portuguese: embalar, empacotar, embrulhar
- Russian: завора́чивать
- Spanish: envolver, fajar
- German: Dreharbeiten beenden
From Middle English wrappe, from the verb (see above).
Nounwrap
- Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.
- A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf.
- (chiefly, in plural, now, rare) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.
- 1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, chapter 6:
- ‘I see you have had our Lowick Cicero here,’ she said, seating herself comfortably, throwing back her wraps, and showing a thin but well-built figure.
- A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
- (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
- A wraparound mortgage.
- (television, radio) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
- Synonyms: package
- 2005, Alan R. Stephenson, David E. Reese, Mary E. Beadle, Broadcast Announcing Worktext, page 164:
- This is a news report from the scene of the event. When a voicer and an actuality are combined into one complete story, it's known as a wrap.
- 2005, Ted White, Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing, page 245:
- Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.
- The act of wrapping
- Give the present a quick wrap before James sees it.
- German: Umhüllung, Verpackung
- French: écharpe, foulard
- German: Schal, Umhang
- Italian: scialle, sciarpa, cappotto
- Russian: шаль
- Spanish: chal
- German: Drehschluss
wrap (plural wraps)
- (Australian, informal) Alternative spelling of rap
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