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/ɹæp/ · verb
(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 […]
A snake wraps itself around its prey.
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
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.
wise poets that wrap truth in tales
To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2)
I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
Use wrap when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wrap means (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper..
Common synonyms include enfold, lap, enswathe, envelop.
Possible antonyms include unwrap, unwind, unroll, wind off.
Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
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