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wrap verb [ rap ]

• cover or enclose in paper or soft material.
• "the candles are wrapped in tissue paper"
Similar: swathe, bundle up, swaddle, sheathe, muffle, cloak, enfold, envelop, encase, enclose, cover, fold, wind, lap, parcel up, parcel, package, pack, pack up, bundle, do up, tie up, gift-wrap,
• cause (a word or unit of text) to be carried over to a new line automatically as the margin is reached, or to fit around embedded features such as pictures.
• "the program can automatically wrap text around irregularly shaped graphics"
• finish filming or recording.
• "we wrapped on schedule three days later"

wrap noun

• a loose outer garment or piece of material.
• "beach wraps"
Similar: shawl, stole, cloak, cape, mantle, scarf, poncho, serape, pelisse, pelerine, mantlet,
• a tortilla wrapped around a filling, eaten as a sandwich.
• the end of a session of filming or recording.
• "right, it's a wrap"
Origin: Middle English: of unknown origin.

wrap up

• cover or enclose something in paper or soft material.
"she sat and wrapped up presents for her three children"



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