wrap

Speech parts

1. wrap - Noun

2. wrap - Verb

Meaning

To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.

To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up.

To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.

A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

enfold wind enclose enwrap coat cover roll package coil pack envelope bind fold bundle parcel
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Antonyms

unwrap institute deforest unroll case create
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Hypernyms

move cover covering crash cloak displace

Hyponyms

clew film jacket cere ball cover

Phrases with the word

wrap in cotton wool wrap one's head around diaper wrap nappy wrap wrap one's mind around wrap again

Derivatives

wrapped wrapt wrapping

Anagrams

warp

Examples

Ends and purposes, whether they exist as conscious or subconscious tendencies, form the wrap and woof of our conscious experience. Muhammad Iqbal

If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness. Alexander Smith

The scotch egg is such a Scottish food. It's as though a great Scottish chef said: I need a tasty snack. Let's take an egg... and wrap it in meat!! Makes it a bit harder. Bill Bailey

Wrap yourself together in a carpet and roll together with your kinsmen. Azerbaijani Proverb

If you want some lies to be believed wrap them up in truths. Danish Proverb

She who is pregnant, is pregnant-even though she wrap herself in an 'mkaja'. Swahili Proverb

Close letter words and terms

wrannock wranny WRANS wrap again wrap around one's little finger wrap dress