I. ˈrap, dial ˈräp verb
( wrapped also wrapt -pt ; wrapped also wrapt ; wrapping ; wraps )
Etymology: Middle English wrappen; probably akin to Danish dialect vravle to twist together, wind, Greek rhaptein to sew, stitch together — more at rhapsody
transitive verb
1.
a. : to cover, envelop, or enclose especially entirely or to a great extent within a covering (as a garment or cloth) especially by winding or folding
let him wrap her shoulders in the white shawl — Marcia Davenport
— often used with about, around, or up
he was wrapped up in a blanket — Georg Meyers
b. : to envelop (as with paper) and usually secure (as with string) for protection or convenience in transportation or storage : enclose in a package, parcel, or bundle : do up — usually used with up
the waitress wraps up your table-scraps in a napkin — Corey Ford
wrapped up in Christmas wrapping paper — Crompton & Royton Chronicle
c. : to enclose wholly or partially by coiling, looping, grasping, or embracing
a store-bought watermelon wrapped in her arms — Eudora Welty
wrapped in chains — H.E.Rieseberg
d. : to coil, fold, draw, or twine (as a string or cloth) especially so as to envelop or encompass — usually used with about, around, or round
wrap a rubber band around the thread tight up against the nut — Gadgets Annual
wrap a car around a pole — Mel Heimer
the cold rain wrapped his thin shirt and trousers round his body and legs — Marcia Davenport
lay down, wrapping the cloak about her — Louis Bromfield
e. : to serve as a surrounding cover, envelope, wrapping, coil, loop, or band for
a white mink stole will wrap her — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
2. obsolete : to double or gather up in pliant folds so as to be more compact : fold
the napkin … wrapped together in a place by itself — Jn 20:7 (Authorized Version)
3.
a. : to envelop or enclose completely
the bluffs … wrapped in mist — American Guide Series: Tennessee
dusk had wrapped the city — T.B.Costain
store was wrapped in flames — New York Herald Tribune
b. : to involve, encompass, suffuse, or surround with or in an aura, viewpoint, condition, feeling, or state
the sense of fate that wrapped his folktales — Van Wyck Brooks
the whole thing was wrapped in disgrace — Robert Reid
c. : to engross the attention or interest of to the exclusion of anything else : completely involve mentally or emotionally
a boy and girl wrapped in a world of each other — Harold Griffin
walked along wrapped in my own thoughts — Carolyn Hannay
— usually used with up
wrapped up in a ceremonial veneration of the past — Oscar Handlin
he was all wrapped up in his daughter — Erle Stanley Gardner
4.
a. : to conceal or obscure the nature of as if by enveloping or enfolding : hide by enveloping in something extraneous, irrelevant, vague, or verbose
its origin is wrapped in multiplied legends — American Guide Series: Arkansas
— often used with up
the book is overwritten and wrapped up in needless jargon — Sidney Hook
agriculturists and private utilities equally wrap up their selfish interests in states' rights language — C.H.Pritchett
b. : veil , conceal
clouds wrapped the peak from view
5. : to enclose as if with a protective covering
wrapped in the authority of his office — Newsweek
have become impatient with those … who wrap themselves in the Constitution — Episcopal Churchnews
6. : to add as a wrap — used with round or around
as inserts in the printed book, halftone illustrations may be … wrapped around a certain number of text pages — Publisher to Author
7. : to enclose within a small compass — usually used with up
a little brochure was designed to wrap up a selling message along with some more information — Printers' Ink
wraps up two important driving conveniences … into one handy accessory — Buick Magazine
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to wind, coil, or twine so as to partially or completely encircle something
windshields have compound curves that wrap around — Christian Science Monitor
a vine wraps round the pillar
b. : to become spread over a person or object as a covering
coats that wrap around — advt
2. : to put on clothing : dress — usually used with up
wrap up warm, and we'll go — W.F.De Morgan
3. : to be subject to covering, enclosing, or packaging — usually used with up
the hydrogen bomb wraps up into a fairly small package — R.H.Rovere
II.
archaic
variant of rap III
III. “, dial ˈräp noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English wrappe, from wrappen to cover, wrap
1.
a.
(1) : a covering that encompasses something : wrapper , wrapping
put … into gaily drawn paper wraps — Newsweek
(2) : material for wraps
use of transparent film as a wrap for bundling packages — Modern Packaging
(3) : the process or product or a manner of wrapping
supervising the wrap of a great sheaf of tiger lilies — Christopher Morley
produces uniformly neat, tight wraps — Fishing Gazette
b. : an article of clothing that may be wrapped round a person ; especially : a garment (as a coat, jacket, or shawl) for outdoor wear as part of a costume or in cold or stormy weather
c. : a warm covering (as a blanket or shawl) used while traveling or sleeping
d. : a 4-page insert folded around text leaves of a book and sewed in — called also wraparound
2.
a. : a single turn or convolution of something wound round an object
at the end of each strip I would make a couple of wraps with wire to hold the bark in place — W.D.Wallace
b. : a unit of length in warping equivalent to 3000 yards
c. : a surface pattern or clock on men's hose made by knitting in extra yarns
3. wraps plural
a. : restraint
was under wraps from the higher command — G.S.Patton
is unequivocal when she takes off the wraps — Edmund Fuller
b. : secrecy , censorship
the plan was kept carefully under wraps until after the election — Don Pryor
airplane makers took the wraps off a brand-new jet engine — New Orleans (La.) Times-Picayune
IV. transitive verb
: to bring to completion : wrap up ; especially : to finish filming or videotaping
wrap a movie
intransitive verb
: to be brought to completion
principal photography is due to wrap soon — Variety
V. noun
: the completion of filming or videotaping