wrap
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (4)wrapped, wrapping, wraps
- arrange or fold as a cover or protection“wrap the baby before taking her out”“Wrap the present”Synonyms: wrap upOpposite undoMore general coverMore specific shrinkwrap, cere, do up, gift-wrap, shroud, parcel
- arrange or coil around“roll your hair around your finger”“Twine the thread around the spool”“She wrapped her arms around the child”Synonyms: windrolltwineMore general move, displaceMore specific coil, ball, reel, spool, clue
- enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering“Fog enveloped the house”Synonyms: envelopenfoldenwrapencloseMore general coverMore specific engulf, bathe, shroud, capsule, sheathe, cocoon, benight, tube
- crash into so as to coil around“The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant”More general crash
Noun (3)wraps
- cloak that is folded or wrapped around a personSynonyms: wrapperType of cloak
- a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortillaType of sandwichParts tortilla
- the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrappedSynonyms: wrappingwrapperType of coveringKinds jacket, envelope, plastic wrap, gift wrapping, film
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Translations
Verb to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc
- Spanish
- envolver
- French
- envelopper
- German
- umhüllen
- Italian
- avvolgere
- Portuguese
- embrulhar
- Russian
- завора́чивать zavoráčivatʹ
- Arabic
- لَفَّ laffa
- Chinese
- 包 bāo
- Japanese
- 包む tsutsumu
- Dutch
- omhullen
Noun shawl, wrap-around garment
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: A corrupt spelling of rap.
To snatch up; transport; — chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.
Lo! where the stripling, wrapt in wonder, roves.— James Beattie
Origin: OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp. √144. Cf. Warp.
1. To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
Then cometh Simon Peter,... and seeth... the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.— John xx. 6, 7.
Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.— William Cullen Bryant
2. To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; — often with up.
I... wrapt in mist Of midnight vapor, glide obscure.— John Milton
3. To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.
Wise poets that wrap truth in tales.— Carew, Richard
To be wrapped up in, to be wholly engrossed in; to be entirely dependent on; to be covered with.
Leontine's young wife, in whom all his happiness was wrapped up, died in a few days after the death of her daughter.— Joseph Addison
Things reflected on in gross and transiently... are thought to be wrapped up in impenetrable obscurity.— John Locke
A wrapper; — often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54