wrap

[wrap]

Cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

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To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

Noun
cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

Noun
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

Noun
a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla

Verb
arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

Verb
wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"

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Verb
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"


v. t.
To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

v. t.
To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.

v. t.
To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up.

v. t.
To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.

n.
A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.


Wrap

Wrap , v. t. [A corrupt spelling of rap.] To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.
Lo! where the stripling, wrapt in wonder, roves.

Wrap

Wrap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrapped or Wrapt; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrapping.] [OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp. 'fb144. Cf. Warp.] 1. To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
Then cometh Simon Peter, . . . and seeth . . . the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
2. To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up.
I . . . wrapt in mist Of midnight vapor, glide obscure.
3. To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.
Wise poets that wrap truth in tales.
To be wrapped up in, to be wholly engrossed in; to be entirely dependent on; to be covered with.
Leontine's young wife, in whom all his happiness was wrapped up, died in a few days after the death of her daughter.
Things reflected on in gross and transiently . . . are thought to be wrapped up in impenetrable obscurity.

Wrap

Wrap, n. A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.

To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.

A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.

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Usage Examples

Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round.

Ends and purposes, whether they exist as conscious or subconscious tendencies, form the wrap and woof of our conscious experience.

Queuing tips for fans: wrap up and bring food!

President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people.

For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

If eating out, order your meal and ask the server to wrap up half of the portion to take home with your for the next day, keeping your portion size in check, and stretching your dollar into two meals.

It's absolutely stupid that we live without an ozone layer. We have men, we've got rockets, we've got saran wrap - fix it!

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to wrap your head around things like the Hubble scope.

Wrap parties can be really sad, actually, disorienting.

I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties.

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