Saran Wrap
- noun
- /səˈræn ræp/
- US
- They also sell Saran Wrap and Styrofoam.
- a piece of Saran Wrap
- a sheet of Saran Wrap
- Saran Wrap and plastic
Who else is going to buy Saran Wrap?
- Who else is going to buy Saran Wrap?
- So then I would be at home and then he'd come home and he'd have Saran wrap wrapped around some bodily part of his.
- There's one room where you are strung up against the wall that has like electric shocks, like on the wall, and they lower down Saran Wrap where they suffocate you.
Examples
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So I'm going to take some some Saran wrap and we're going to take this sweet succulent mixture and I'm going to try and expedite this a little bit.
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I like my duck packaged in the grocery store and it has Saran wrap around it and there's no color and it's just it's, I can just grill it.
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My box of Saran Wrap turns 15.
Blog text (6) -
And luckily, we found tape at the airport and some Saran wrap on the floor.
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I have covered the salad with Saran Wrap and put it in the fridge.
Fiction book (1990) -
The untouched sandwiches he covers in Saran Wrap and slides into the refrigerator.
Fiction book (1999) -
People know that Dow Chemical makes Saran Wrap, even if that's just a teensy tiny part of their sales.
Blog text (13) -
She could hear them in her kitchen, the low hum of two women ripping Saran Wrap, rinsing glasses, scraping plates.
Fiction book (2000) -
I wrapped the leftovers tightly in Saran Wrap to keep them fresh.
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After preparing the meal, I covered the dish with Saran Wrap before placing it in the fridge.
Synonyms
A thin layer that covers a surface to protect it
A thin clear plastic sheet used to cover food to keep it fresh
A brand of thin plastic wrap used to cover food to keep it fresh
A thin clear plastic film that sticks to itself to cover food and keep it fresh
A thin, flexible sheet of plastic used to wrap or cover things to protect them
A thin clear plastic sheet that sticks to bowls and wraps food to keep it fresh
How Clingy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a thin, transparent plastic film used for wrapping food' is directly derivable from combining 'Saran' (a trademarked plastic film) with 'wrap' (a thin covering). Although 'Saran' is a brand name, the brand+product composition is straightforward and learners who know both constituents will readily infer the referent.
Etymology
The name Saran Wrap started as a brand for a very thin, clear plastic film used to cover food. The word Wrap shows how the film clings over bowls and plates to 'keep' food 'fresh', and so today people use Saran Wrap to mean any cling, see-through food covering.