Wrap
WordNet
noun
(1) Cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
(2) The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
(3) A sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
verb
(4) Arrange or fold as a cover or protection
"Wrap the baby before taking her out"
"Wrap the present"
(5) Wrap or coil around
"Roll your hair around your finger"
"Twine the thread around the spool"
(6) Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
"Fog enveloped the house"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
wrappen from *wrappan, wræppan from from . Akin to wlappen "to wrap, lap, fold", dial vravle "to wind", wrempen "to wrinkle, scrunch the face", Old goluppare "to wrap" (from ). More at lap, envelop
Verb
- To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
- To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. A prerequisite to constriction in snakes.
Noun
- A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
- A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.