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wrap en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• răp (Received-Pronunciation, US)
• /ɹæp/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /(w)ræp/ (Early, Modern)
• /ɹɒp/ (obsolete)

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”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
   • Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
   • I then dried these over a flame, and then, wrapping the formes and re-sealing them with my court seals — for my only commission, you see, was to report as to whether the type was unpied, and text ungarbled, and the formes all ready […] 1947, Harry Stephen Keeler, The Case of the Barking Clock:
2. (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
   • The prehistoric caribou they had already liberated was wrapped in a space blanket and carefully tied to a sled. The Science Foundation team had then moved on to a deep translucent blue seam in the ice that proved to be a window on the rest of the ungulant herd standing poised in suspended animation, as if waiting for time to start again. 2003, Gary Tigerman, The Orion Protocol, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 143:
   • Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. 1811, William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis:
   • A snake wraps itself around its prey.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
   • wise poets that wrap truth in tales a. 1640, Thomas Carew, Ingrateful Beauty Threatened:
4. (intransitive, qualifier:video production, transitive) 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)
5. (qualifier:lines; words; text; lines; words; text, transitive, usually) 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.
6. (transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
7. (intransitive, 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.

Forms

Antonyms

unwrap

Deriveds

wrapround · wrap up · wrap-up · wrap it before you tap it · riddle wrapped up in an enigma · shrink-wrap · shrink-wrapped · wrap around · wrap one's arms around · wrap one's mind around · gift-wrap · soft-wrap · wrap in cotton wool · wrap-around · not wrapped too tight · wrapper · wrap around one's little finger · wrap one's head around · wrap-round · wrappable · wrap one's brain around · wrapping · wraparound · wrap in the flag

Synonyms

enswathe (enclose in fabric, paper, etc) · bind · envelop (enclose in fabric, paper, etc) · wind · lap (enclose in fabric, paper, etc) · enfold (enclose in fabric, paper, etc)

Translations (123)

el τυλίγω (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ml പൊതിയുക (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · gl lear (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · fi ympäröidä (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · cmn 包 (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fi piilottaa (figuratively: to conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide) · fr emballer (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · uk обгорну́ти (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fa بستهبندی کردن (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ms bungkus (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · grc εἰλύω (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ko 싸다 (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ota صارمق (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · tyz ben (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · mi kope (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · vi bao (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de hüllen (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ota صارمق (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · haw ʻope (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · cho afoachi (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ja 包装する (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ko 포장하다 (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fi kiertää (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · pt embalar (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · mi takaore (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · ja 包む (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · hu becsomagol (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ro înfășura (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · cmn 包裹 (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · cku stabonohli (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ro împacheta (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · yi הילן (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · vi gói (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ru обора́чивать (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · he עטף (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sdc imbolicare (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · mi tākai (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · it avviluppare (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · km រុំ (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · hy փաթեթավորել (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fo pakka inn (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · mi whakakopa (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fi purkittaa (to finish shooting a video, television show, or movie) · mi kōpaki (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · az bükmək (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de hüllen (figuratively: to conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide) · cho afohommi (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · izh kääriä (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · gl envurullar (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de einpacken (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · eo envolvi (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · pt embrulhar (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · cmn 密封 (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · uk завертат́и (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ru завора́чивать (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sv linda in (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fi kätkeä (figuratively: to conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide) · bg обвивам (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · oc embalar (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · az bürümək (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · tet falun (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · uli diugmi (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · bg увивам (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sv slå in (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · as মেৰিওৱা (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · he כרך (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de schlingen (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · id bungkus (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · pl zawinąć (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · id balut (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · es envolver (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · kea inbrudja (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de umhüllen (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · gun nhovã (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · la involvo (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ru заверну́ть (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fi kääriä (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · uk обгорта́ти (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · nl inpakken (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sdc imburigà (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · pt empacotar (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · gl lear (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · gl embalar (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sdn imbulicà (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fa پیچیدن (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · it avvolgere (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sv emballera (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · rar ʻopa (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ms balut (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sv paketera (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · lij incastunò (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · nl omhullen (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fr envelopper (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sc imboligare (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de einwickeln (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · vi bọc (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · es fajar (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · is pakka inn (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · hi लपेटना (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · uk заверну́ти (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de wickeln (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · fr enrouler (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · nrf patchi (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de einhüllen (figuratively: to conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide) · pl zawijać (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · yi וויקלען (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · it impacchettare (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · la velo (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ca embolicar (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ar لَفَّ (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · mi takai (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · mi niko (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) · gl envolver (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · mi ruruku (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · sv klä in (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · it incartare (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · de Dreharbeiten beenden (to finish shooting a video, television show, or movie) · ru оберну́ть (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · nds-de wrümpeln (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · th ห่อ (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · cmn 包裝 /包装 (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · da pakke ind (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) · ar غَلَّفَ (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc)

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wrap en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• răp (Received-Pronunciation, US)
• /ɹæp/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /(w)ræp/ (Early, Modern)
• /ɹɒp/ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English wrappe, from the verb (see above).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.
2. (countable, uncountable) Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it. ▸ A large sheet of self-adhesive material applied over a vehicle's paintwork for decorative or protective purposes.
   • The media theorist Peter Lunenfeld[…] says illustrative art is often used to defang threatening technology. He compares the Waymo wraps to Google Doodles, which distract people while they are using a complex and opaque search engine algorithm that is “almost fully beyond our ken.” 2025 December 9, Jori Finkel, “How Art Is Driving Waymo’s Feel-Good Branding”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
3. (countable, uncountable) A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf.
4. (archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.
   • ‘I see you have had our Lowick Cicero here,’ she said, seating herself comfortably, throwing back her wraps, and showing a thin but well-built figure. 1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, chapter 6:
5. (countable, uncountable) A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
6. (countable, uncountable) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
   • The first time I met him is when we went to the – after the wrap party, we went to a little sound room – or a little screening room and watched the preview 2003 January 12, “Encore Presentation: Interview With the Bee Gees”, in CNN_KingWknd:
   • And that's a wrap on "News Watch." For Judy, Jim, Cal and Kirsten, I'm Jon Scott. We'll see you again next week.' 2009 November 14, Fox News Watch:
   • But she could knock off right after the wrap, have dinner, and take a later flight. 1994, Olivia Goldsmith, Fashionably Late:
7. (countable, uncountable) A wraparound mortgage.
8. (countable, uncountable) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
   • This is a news report from the scene of the event. When a voicer and an actuality are combined into one complete story, it's known as a wrap. 2005, Alan R. Stephenson, David E. Reese, Mary E. Beadle, Broadcast Announcing Worktext, page 164:
   • Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package. 2005, Ted White, Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing, page 245:
9. (countable, uncountable) The act of wrapping.
   • Give the present a quick wrap before James sees it.
   • I started out by wrapping the first thread around a ruler for 1 inch and found that it had 24 wraps to the inch. 2026, Tom Knisley, “Exploring S- and Z-Twist”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 42:
10. (countable, slang, uncountable) A straight draw in which there are more than 8 outs to complete the straight, especially in Omaha hold 'em.

Forms

Coordinates

open ended straight draw · inside straight draw · up and down straight draw · gut-shot straight

Deriveds

voice wrap · glad wrap · cling wrap · spider wrap · stretch wrap · alpha wrap · wrap-up · tie wrap · wire wrap · Saran wrap · bubble-wrap · food wrap · evening wrap · cling-wrap · book wrap · bubble wrap · wrap account · wrap party · tea-wrap · daily wrap · gift-wrap · wrap service · diaper wrap · fish wrap · breakfast wrap · wrap dress · fish-wrap · that's a wrap · omega wrap · saran-wrap · body wrap · saran wrap · cash wrap · wrist wrap · giftwrap · belly wrap · under wraps · word wrap · nappy wrap

Synonyms

package

Translations (51)

fr foulard (garment) · it cappotto (garment) · pl wrap (food) · sv sjal (garment) · de Drehschluss (the completion of all or a major part of a performance) · de Umhüllung (paper or sheeting wrapped around something) · fr wrap (food) · fi peitto (garment) · ru врап (food) · sv rulle (food) · eo vrapo (food) · ru шаль (garment) · fi rulla (food) · pl szal (garment) · de Schal (garment) · ro veșmânt înfășurător (garment) · sv skynke (garment) · fr crêpe (food) · cs plášť (garment) · tr dürüm (food) · de Umhang (garment) · de Verpackung (paper or sheeting wrapped around something) · es chal (garment) · es wrap (food) · it sandwich arrotolato (food) · grc περιβόλαιον (garment) · nl omslag (garment) · fi kääre (paper or sheeting wrapped around something) · pl opakowanie (paper or sheeting wrapped around something) · az dürmək (food) · es mantilla (garment) · hy բրդուճ (food) · mi hikurere (garment) · cho afoachi (paper or sheeting wrapped around something) · ms bungkus (paper or sheeting wrapped around something) · ka კრეპი (food) · bg опаковка (paper or sheeting wrapped around something) · de Wrap (food) · it sciarpa (garment) · fr écharpe (garment) · it rotolo (food) · cs přehoz (garment) · bg наметка (garment) · it scialle (garment) · bg рап (food) · bg голям шал (garment) · es burrito (food) · fi wrappi (food) · ro șal (garment) · ka ვრეპი (food) · fi wrap (food)

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wrap en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• răp (Received-Pronunciation, US)
• /ɹæp/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /(w)ræp/ (Early, Modern)
• /ɹɒp/ (obsolete)

Meanings

1. (Australia, alt-of, alternative, informal) Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”).
   alt of rap

Forms

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