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Definition of "gift-wrap" [gift-wrap]

  • To wrap (something intended as a gift) in a decorative manner. (verb-transitive)
  • Gift-wrapping. (noun)

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 "gift-wrap" in a sentence
  • "Georgia committed four turnovers and five 15-yard penalties, continuing a sorry pattern set back in the summer, to gift-wrap Kentucky's first win in Athens since the Civil War."
  • "There is just no limit to the detritus that Palin will regurgitate and gift-wrap to sell to gullible sycophants, is there?"
  • "She provides gift-wrap services and keeps track of customers' past purchases in order to make complimentary suggestions each time they come into the store."