wrap
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Is wrap a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.Examples: "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 […]"Synonyms: bind, wind, enfold, lap, enswathe, enveloptransitive
2. (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.Examples: "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."transitive
3. (transitive, figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.Examples: "wise poets that wrap truth in tales"figurativelytransitive
4. (transitive or intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.Examples: "To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2)"intransitivetransitive
5. (transitive, lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next lineExamples: "I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it."transitiveusually
6. (computing, transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.transitive
noun (English)
1. (chiefly in the plural, now rare) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.Examples: "‘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."archaiccountablein-pluraluncountable
2. (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.Examples: "But she could knock off right after the wrap, have dinner, and take a later flight."; "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"; "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.'"countableuncountable
3. (television, radio) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.Examples: "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."; "Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package."Synonyms: packagecountableuncountable
noun (English)
1. (Australia, informal) Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”).Australiaalt-ofalternativeinformal
Definition source: Wiktionary