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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English wrappen (to wrap, fold), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to North Frisian wrappe (to press into; stop up), dialectal Danish vrappe (to stuff, cram), Middle Low German rincworpen (to envelop, wrap), Middle Low German wrempen (to wrinkle, scrunch the face), all perhaps tied to Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (to turn, twist, bend).

Compare also similar-sounding and similar-meaning Middle English wlappen (to wrap, lap, envelop, fold), Middle Dutch lappen (to wrap up), Old Italian goluppare (to wrap) (from Germanic). Doublet of lap; related to envelop, develop. Also compare Latin verber (whip, lash).

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Verb

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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.
    Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
    • 1947, Harry Stephen Keeler, The Case of the Barking Clock:
      I then dried these over a flame, and then, wrapping the formes and re-sealing them with my court seals — for my only commission, you see, was to report as to whether the type was unpied, and text ungarbled, and the formes all ready []
  2. (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
    A snake wraps itself around its prey.
    • 1811, William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis:
      Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
    • 2003, Gary Tigerman, The Orion Protocol, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 143:
      The prehistoric caribou they had already liberated was wrapped in a space blanket and carefully tied to a sled. The Science Foundation team had then moved on to a deep translucent blue seam in the ice that proved to be a window on the rest of the ungulant herd standing poised in suspended animation, as if waiting for time to start again.
  3. (transitive, figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
    • a. 1640, Thomas Carew, Ingrateful Beauty Threatened:
      wise poets that wrap truth in tales
  4. (transitive or intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
    To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2)
  5. (transitive, lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
    I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
  6. (computing, transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
  7. (transitive or intransitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.
    The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English wrappe, from the verb (see above).

Noun

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wrap (countable and uncountable, plural wraps)

  1. Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.
  2. A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf.
  3. (chiefly in the plural, now rare) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.
    • 1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, chapter 6:
      ‘I see you have had our Lowick Cicero here,’ she said, seating herself comfortably, throwing back her wraps, and showing a thin but well-built figure.
  4. A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
  5. (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
    • 1994, Olivia Goldsmith, Fashionably Late:
      But she could knock off right after the wrap, have dinner, and take a later flight.
    • 2003 January 12, “Encore Presentation: Interview With the Bee Gees”, in CNN_KingWknd:
      The first time I met him is when we went to the – after the wrap party, we went to a little sound room – or a little screening room and watched the preview
    • 2009 November 14, Fox News Watch:
      And that's a wrap on "News Watch." For Judy, Jim, Cal and Kirsten, I'm Jon Scott. We'll see you again next week.'
  6. A wraparound mortgage.
  7. (television, radio) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
    Synonym: package
    • 2005, Alan R. Stephenson, David E. Reese, Mary E. Beadle, Broadcast Announcing Worktext, page 164:
      This is a news report from the scene of the event. When a voicer and an actuality are combined into one complete story, it's known as a wrap.
    • 2005, Ted White, Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing, page 245:
      Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.
  8. The act of wrapping
    Give the present a quick wrap before James sees it.
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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wrap (plural wraps)

  1. (Australia, informal) Alternative spelling of rap (appraisal)

References

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  1. ^ Wrap” in John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary [] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1791, →OCLC, page 557: “☞ This word is often pronounced wrop, rhyming with top, even by ſpeakers much above the vulgar.”.
  2. ^ Stanley, Oma (1937) “I. Vowel Sounds in Stressed Syllables”, in The Speech of East Texas (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 2), New York: Columbia University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 5, page 13.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English wrap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wrap

  1. wrap (food)

Declension

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Inflection of wrap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative wrap wrapit
genitive wrapin wrapien
partitive wrapia wrapeja
illative wrapiin wrapeihin
singular plural
nominative wrap wrapit
accusative nom. wrap wrapit
gen. wrapin
genitive wrapin wrapien
partitive wrapia wrapeja
inessive wrapissa wrapeissa
elative wrapista wrapeista
illative wrapiin wrapeihin
adessive wrapilla wrapeilla
ablative wrapilta wrapeilta
allative wrapille wrapeille
essive wrapina wrapeina
translative wrapiksi wrapeiksi
abessive wrapitta wrapeitta
instructive wrapein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of wrap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative wrapini wrapini
accusative nom. wrapini wrapini
gen. wrapini
genitive wrapini wrapieni
partitive wrapiani wrapejani
inessive wrapissani wrapeissani
elative wrapistani wrapeistani
illative wrapiini wrapeihini
adessive wrapillani wrapeillani
ablative wrapiltani wrapeiltani
allative wrapilleni wrapeilleni
essive wrapinani wrapeinani
translative wrapikseni wrapeikseni
abessive wrapittani wrapeittani
instructive
comitative wrapeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative wrapisi wrapisi
accusative nom. wrapisi wrapisi
gen. wrapisi
genitive wrapisi wrapiesi
partitive wrapiasi wrapejasi
inessive wrapissasi wrapeissasi
elative wrapistasi wrapeistasi
illative wrapiisi wrapeihisi
adessive wrapillasi wrapeillasi
ablative wrapiltasi wrapeiltasi
allative wrapillesi wrapeillesi
essive wrapinasi wrapeinasi
translative wrapiksesi wrapeiksesi
abessive wrapittasi wrapeittasi
instructive
comitative wrapeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative wrapimme wrapimme
accusative nom. wrapimme wrapimme
gen. wrapimme
genitive wrapimme wrapiemme
partitive wrapiamme wrapejamme
inessive wrapissamme wrapeissamme
elative wrapistamme wrapeistamme
illative wrapiimme wrapeihimme
adessive wrapillamme wrapeillamme
ablative wrapiltamme wrapeiltamme
allative wrapillemme wrapeillemme
essive wrapinamme wrapeinamme
translative wrapiksemme wrapeiksemme
abessive wrapittamme wrapeittamme
instructive
comitative wrapeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative wrapinne wrapinne
accusative nom. wrapinne wrapinne
gen. wrapinne
genitive wrapinne wrapienne
partitive wrapianne wrapejanne
inessive wrapissanne wrapeissanne
elative wrapistanne wrapeistanne
illative wrapiinne wrapeihinne
adessive wrapillanne wrapeillanne
ablative wrapiltanne wrapeiltanne
allative wrapillenne wrapeillenne
essive wrapinanne wrapeinanne
translative wrapiksenne wrapeiksenne
abessive wrapittanne wrapeittanne
instructive
comitative wrapeinenne

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English wrap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wrap m (plural wraps)

  1. wrap (sandwich)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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wrap

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English wrap.

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Noun

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wrap m animal or m inan

  1. wrap (type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake)

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Further reading

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  • wrap in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wrap in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • wrap at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English wrap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wrap m (plural wraps)

  1. wrap (sandwich)

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.