wrap

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English wrappen from Old English *wrappan, wræppan from Proto-Germanic *wrappan- (“‘to wrap, fold’”) from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“‘to turn, bend’”). Akin to Middle English wlappen "to wrap, lap, fold", Danish dial vravle "to wind", Middle Low German wrempen "to wrinkle, scrunch the face", Old Italian goluppare "to wrap" (from Germanic). More at lap, envelop

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) & US: enPR: răp, IPA: /ræp/, SAMPA: /r{p/
• Rhymes: -æp
• Homophone: rap

[edit] Verb

to wrap (third-person singular simple present wraps, present participle wrapping, simple past and past participle wrapped or (archaic) wrapt)

1. (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
2. (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. A prerequisite to constriction in snakes.

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• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Synonyms

• (enclose in fabric, paper, etc): enfold

[edit] Antonyms

• unwrap

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[edit] Noun

wrap (plural wraps)

1. A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
2. A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.

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[edit] Derived terms

• wrapper
• wrapping
• wrap up

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aprw
• warp