Definition of WRAP

wrap

Plural: wraps

Noun

  • cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
  • a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
  • the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
  • 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.
  • An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.
  • A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
  • The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
  • A wraparound mortgage.
  • A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
  • The act of wrapping
  • Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”).

Verb

Verb Forms: wrapped, wrapt, wrapping, wraps

  • To enclose, cover, or enfold something with material.
  • arrange or fold as a cover or protection
    • "wrap the baby before taking her out"
    • "Wrap the present"
  • arrange or or coil around
    • "She wrapped her arms around the child"
  • enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
  • crash into so as to coil around
    • "The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"
  • To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
  • To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
  • To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
  • To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
  • To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
  • To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
  • To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.

Examples

  • A snake wraps itself around its prey.
  • Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
  • Give the present a quick wrap before James sees it.
  • I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
  • She tried to wrap her head around her opponent’s clever play in Words With Friends.
  • The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wrappen (“to wrap, fold”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to North Frisian wrappe (“to press into; stop up”), dialectal Danish vrappe (“to stuff, cram”), Middle Low German rincworpen (“to envelop, wrap”), Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, scrunch the face”), all perhaps tied to Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist, bend”).
Compare also similar-sounding and similar-meaning Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, lap, envelop, fold”), Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up”), Old Italian goluppare (“to wrap”) (from Germanic). Doublet of lap; related to envelop, develop. Also compare Latin verber (“whip, lash”).

Antonyms

unwind, unwrap

Scrabble Score: 9

wrap: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wrap: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wrap: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

wrap: valid Words With Friends Word