Meaning

(ambitransitive) To wrap incorrectly..

Definitions by Sense

1. (ambitransitive) To wrap incorrectly.
2. An instance of miswrapping.

Example Sentences

We speak carefully and thoughtfully when we say that we honestly believe that the homoganized is more of a menace to the Oregon dairyman than the miswrapping of tub butter.

This apparatus includes means for moving a wrapped ream of paper through stations where the wrapping is inspected, a label is applied, the location of the label is inspected, and any reams which are miswrapped or mislabeled are rejected while the properly wrapped and labeled reams are forwarded for further processing .

Either Frankie's miswrapping my hands, or I'm not punching square.

First, certain join orderings may cause a ring to miswrap and contain multiple zeros (this is referred to as a loopy cycle [7]).

The whole batch must have been miswrapped.

Miswraps dropped to less than 1 per cent.

Reason: he saved a "substantial" amount of money on production line costs: fewer miswraps and jams and faulty packs with the cellophane .

We had a chance to scrutinize the only other 9.4 copy, and while that one had a bit of a miswrap, with the white border showing at the left edge, this one is perfectly centered, with no dust shadows, no foxing. . . nothing that would get in the way of enjoying this pristine gem.

Word Forms

• miswraps
• miswrapping
• miswrapped

When Should You Use Miswrap?

Use miswrap when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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