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Definition of "wrap" []

  • To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection: She wrapped her fur coat closely about herself. (verb-transitive)
  • To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about: wrapped my head in a scarf. (verb-transitive)
  • To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten: wrap a package; wrapped up the peelings. (verb-transitive)
  • To clasp, fold, or coil about something: She wrapped her arms about his neck. (verb-transitive)
  • To move (text that will not fit on a line) automatically to the following line. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wrap" in a sentence
  • "*Wrap wrap wrap* ….extry strengf dukky taype fer sayfety.."
  • "*Tug Tug wrap wrap* extry dukky taype to hold it awn…."
  • "*snaps on teh CHRG w/doi ov orinj kittehs nd sekures it wif ducky taype wrap wrap wrap*"