Pronunciation Verb
wrap (wraps, present participle wrapping; past and past participle wrapped)
- (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
- (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
- A snake wraps itself around its prey.
- Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
- (figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
- 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)
- (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) 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.
- wrap around
- wrap around one's little finger
- wrap up
- French: envelopper, emballer
- German: wickeln, einwickeln, einpacken, hüllen, umhüllen
- Italian: avvolgere, avviluppare, incartare, impacchettare
- Portuguese: embalar, empacotar, embrulhar
- Russian: завора́чивать
- Spanish: envolver, fajar
wrap (plural wraps)
- A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
- 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.
- French: écharpe, foulard
- German: Schal, Umhang
- Italian: scialle, sciarpa, cappotto
- Russian: шаль
- Spanish: chal
wrap (plural wraps)
- (Australian, informal) Alternative spelling of rap
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