verb
wrap
rap
verb
1
To cover something completely by folding material around it.
"She wrapped the gift in bright red paper."
2
To finish filming or recording.
"The director called it a wrap after the final scene."
noun
1
A sheet of material used to cover or protect something.
"Keep the sandwich fresh with plastic wrap."
2
A type of food made by rolling ingredients inside a flatbread.
"I grabbed a chicken wrap for lunch."
How to Use Wrap
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo cover something by folding material around it; also, a rolled-up food or a filming wrap-up.
Common pairings
that's a wrap
wrap up
chicken wrap
Word Forms
wrapped past tense, wrapt past tense, wraps plural, wraps singular
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Etymology
From Middle English wrappen, of uncertain origin, though it may be related to old Germanic words for pressing or stuffing something.