wrap
- noun
- /ræp/
- Wrap each plate three times with bubble wrap insert.
- plastic wrap
- bubble wrap
- shrink wrap
Please Welcome the world's most famous gift wrap artist, Alton Delaney.
- Please Welcome the world's most famous gift wrap artist, Alton Delaney.
- Just because it ain't gift wrap don't mean it ain't a gift, right?
- Or someone who's in hospital with a skin wrap, like, I don't want to see this.
- I mean it's a box cube shape bubble wrap.
Examples
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I put on a warm wrap and my moccasins and opened the door.
Fiction book (1994) -
- It looks like a gift wrap.
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The bubble wrap is not period.
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Inside is a nylon wrap you can fill with hot or cold water.
Fiction book (1997) -
I have covered the salad with Saran Wrap and put it in the fridge.
Fiction book (1990) -
The county collected 14 bales of shrink wrap, used as winter cover on boats.
Academic text (1998) -
Alma had covered the birds with plastic wrap from Prentiss' Laundry and Cleaners.
Fiction book (1993) -
The untouched sandwiches he covers in Saran Wrap and slides into the refrigerator.
Fiction book (1999) -
The molds were covered with plastic wrap using double-stick tape to prepare them for layup.
Academic text (1993) -
She used colorful wrap to decorate the gift box beautifully.
Synonyms
A thing like a lid or blanket that lies over something to keep it safe
A very thin sheet of metal used to wrap or cover food
A large waterproof sheet that covers things from rain
A piece of paper or plastic that covers things such as food
Material used to cover and protect something, like a bandage or gift paper
Material used to hold and protect products during storage or transport
Material used to wrap and protect things during transport
A thin sheet of metal used to wrap or cover food for cooking and storage
A thin, clear paperlike material used to wrap food or gifts
Pretty paper used to cover gifts before giving them
A thin clear plastic sheet used to cover food to keep it fresh
A layer that surrounds something, like the air around a planet
A very thin, soft paper used to wrap gifts or to blow your nose
Placing something over another thing to protect or hide it
A soft plastic sheet with many small air bubbles that stops fragile things from breaking when you pack them
A thin paper covered in wax used to wrap or line food
A thin sheet of metal used to wrap or cover food
A thin clear plastic film used to cover food to keep it fresh
Paper or material used to cover a present when you give it
A cover that surrounds and protects something
Decorated paper used to wrap presents for special occasions
A thin clear plastic film that shrinks when heated around products
An object placed over something to keep it safe from damage
Pretty paper or cloth that covers a present
A layer of material covering a product to protect it or make it look nicer
Something you put over a thing to keep it safe from damage
A removable paper cover that protects a book and often has pictures or text
Idioms
Compounds
A soft plastic sheet with many small air bubbles that stops fragile things from breaking when you pack them
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wrap meaning a covering comes from an old word that meant 'to wind' or 'to cover'. So a wrap is simply the paper or film that goes around an item to protect, hide, or hold it together.