Definition of "wrap"

wrap¹

/ɹæp/

verb
third-person singular simple present wraps, present participle wrapping, simple past and past participle wrapped or (archaic) wrapt
1. (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
2. (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
  Quotations
  Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
  1811, William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis
3. (figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
  Quotations
  wise poets that wrap truth in tales
  a. 1640, Thomas Carew, Ingrateful Beauty Threatened
4. (transitive or intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
5. (lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
6. (computing, transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
7. (transitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.

wrap²

/ɹæp/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural wraps
1. Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.
2. A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf.
3. (chiefly in the plural, now rare) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.
  Quotations
  ‘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.
  1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, chapter 6
4. A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
5. (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
  Quotations
  But she could knock off right after the wrap, have dinner, and take a later flight.
  1994, Olivia Goldsmith, Fashionably Late
  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
  2003 January 12, “Encore Presentation: Interview With the Bee Gees”, in CNN_KingWknd
  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.'
  2009 November 14, Fox News Watch
6. A wraparound mortgage.
7. (television, radio) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
  Quotations
  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.
  2005, Alan R. Stephenson, David E. Reese, Mary E. Beadle, Broadcast Announcing Worktext, page 164
  Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.
  2005, Ted White, Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing, page 245
8. The act of wrapping

wrap³

/ɹæp/

noun
plural wraps
1. (Australia, informal) Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”)

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