26984 words

wraps

16 definitions • 25 examples
1
to cover or surround something with paper, cloth, or other material:

Examples:

She wrapped the present and tied it with ribbon.
wrap something in something Wrap the chicken in foil and cook it for two hours.
2
to cover someone with a piece of material in order to protect them:

Examples:

wrap something in something She wrapped the baby in a blanket.
wrap something around something He wrapped a towel around his shoulders.
3
a sandwich made with one piece of very thin bread that is folded around a filling
4
material that is used to cover or protect objects:

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5
a piece of paper folded to make a small envelope, used for carrying something such as a drug in the form of a powder:

Examples:

wrap of People were selling wraps of cocaine and marijuana on the street.
They found 13 heroin wraps in his pocket.
6
a loose piece of clothing that is worn tied around the body:

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7
a long piece of cloth worn around the shoulders for warmth or decoration, usually by women:

Examples:

a chiffon/silk wrap
8
used to describe a piece of clothing in which one part is pulled over so that it partly covers another part when the clothing is fastened around the body :

Examples:

wrap dress She showed off her baby bump for the first time in a sleek grey wrap dress.
wrap top She wore a white, knee-length skirt and matching wrap top, teamed with high- heeled cowboy boots.
wrap skirt She's wearing a black scoop-necked T-shirt and a simple, black ankle-length wrap skirt.
9
to cover something or someone with paper, cloth, or other material:

Examples:

She wrapped the present and tied it with a ribbon.
Wrap the chicken in foil and cook it for two hours.
If you wrap yourself in this blanket, you will stay warm.
10
If you wrap your fingers or arms around something, you hold it tightly:

Examples:

She sat back in her chair and wrapped her arms around her knees.
11
a piece of clothing that a person, esp. a woman, wears around the shoulders to keep warm or as a stylish addition to a suit, coat, etc.:

Examples:

[ C ] a silk/woolen wrap
12
Wrap is material that is used to cover or protect something, such as food:

Examples:

[ U ] Put some plastic wrap around the leftover meat.
13
to put paper, cloth, or other material around something:

Examples:

She wrapped the gift in tissue paper and a red bow.
wrap sth in sth I got the dealer to deliver the car wrapped in a ribbon.
14
paper, cloth, or other material that is used to cover something:

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15
to keep something secret or to be secret:

Examples:

The firm kept its troubles under wraps.
16
to make something that was secret known to other people or the public:

Examples:

Apple took the wraps off the new model of the iMac yesterday.

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