Wrap - English meaning

noun

A collection of things or quantity of material tied or wrapped up together.

Usage examples:

A thick bundle of envelopes

verb

Tie or roll up (a number of things) together as though into a parcel.

Usage examples:

She quickly bundled up her clothes

noun

A number of things that have been fastened or are held together

Usage examples:

A bundle of clothes/newspapers/books, a bundle of sticks

noun

A sleeveless cloak, typically a short one.

Usage examples:

He was wearing a flowing cape

verb

(in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape.

Usage examples:

The film shows a man expertly caping a charging bull

noun

A headland or promontory.

Usage examples:

We could see the island from the cape

noun

A sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.

Usage examples:

He threw his cloak about him

verb

Dress in a cloak.

Usage examples:

They sat cloaked and hooded

noun

A loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves that fastens at the neck and hangs from the shoulders

Usage examples:

The agents operate under a cloak of secrecy., the deal was cloaked in secrecy.

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

phrasal verb

Wrap for decorative purposes

noun

A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is arranged on top of the head, especially for a special occasion such as a wedding

verb

Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.

Usage examples:

Each was encased in a plastic shrink-wrap

verb

To cover or surround something or someone completely

Usage examples:

Be encased in the nuclear waste is encased in concrete before being sent for storage in disused min…

verb

Surround or close off on all sides.

Usage examples:

The entire estate was enclosed with walls

verb

To surround

Usage examples:

The garden is enclosed by four walls., please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

verb

To include something inside a letter or parcel

Usage examples:

Apply in writing, enclosing a current cv, to the address below., please find enclosed an applicatio…

verb

Surround; envelop.

Usage examples:

He shut off the engine and silence enfolded them

verb

To closely hold or completely cover someone or something

Usage examples:

Enfold someone in your arms he enfolded her in his arms.

verb

Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.

Usage examples:

A figure enveloped in a black cloak

verb

To cover or surround something completely

Usage examples:

The entire area was enveloped in fog.

verb

Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another.

Usage examples:

Sam folded up the map

noun

A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth.

Usage examples:

The fabric fell in soft folds

verb

Shut (livestock) in a fold.

verb

To cover (something intended as a present ) with attractive paper

noun

Attractive paper that is used to wrap gifts

Usage examples:

At hallmark, she first designed cards and later gift wrap, candles, and christmas ornaments., we ca…

noun

The flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.

Usage examples:

Come and sit on my lap

verb

Overtake (a competitor in a race) to become one or more laps ahead.

Usage examples:

She lapped all of her rivals in the 3,000 metres

noun

The action or sound of water washing gently against something.

Usage examples:

Listening to the comfortable lap of the waves against the shore

noun

A loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women.

Usage examples:

She was wrapped tightly in her mantle

verb

Cloak or envelop.

Usage examples:

Heavy mists mantled the forested slopes

noun

Variant spelling of mantel.

noun

A woman's short, loose sleeveless cloak or shawl.

verb

Wrap or cover for warmth.

Usage examples:

Everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves

noun

A receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products.

Usage examples:

A muffle furnace

verb

To make a sound quieter and less clear

Usage examples:

Ted and i looked at each other with open mouths and muffled our laughs in our sleeves., i could hea…

noun

A small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it.

Usage examples:

A pack of cigarettes

verb

Fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel.

Usage examples:

I packed a bag and left

verb

Fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision.

Usage examples:

His efforts to pack the supreme court with men who shared his ideology

noun

An object or group of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box.

Usage examples:

Someone had left a suspicious package

verb

Put into a box or wrapping for sale or transport.

Usage examples:

Choose products which are packaged in recyclable materials

noun

An object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post.

Usage examples:

The lorry was carrying a large number of royal mail parcels

verb

Make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it.

Usage examples:

He parcelled up the goods and sent them back

noun

An object or collection of objects wrapped in paper; a package

Usage examples:

A food parcel, a 50-acre parcel on lake mead

noun

A woman's cape of lace or silk with pointed ends at the centre front, popular in the 19th century.

Usage examples:

The pelerine grew wider as it spread over the increasing shoulder line of gigot sleeves.

noun

A woman's ankle-length cloak with armholes or sleeves.

Usage examples:

This pelisse is made of a soft twilled silk called 'sarsenet' (often mentioned by jane austen in no…

noun

A garment of a type originally worn in south america, made of a thick piece of woollen cloth with a slit in the middle for the head.

Usage examples:

Men wear trousers, shirts, and woven ponchos (capes).

noun

An outer piece of clothing without sleeves which hangs from your shoulders, made of a large piece of material with a hole in the middle for your head

noun

A length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head.

Usage examples:

She tucked her woolly scarf around her neck

verb

Join the ends of (two pieces of timber or metal) by bevelling or notching them so that they fit over or into each other.

Usage examples:

He forced me to scarf the keel timbers in watertight sections

noun

A joint connecting two pieces of timber or metal in which the ends are bevelled or notched so that they fit over or into each other.

Usage examples:

The two arcs were joined at the crown by a sophisticated scarf joint, which was secured by three la…

noun

A shawl or blanket worn as a cloak by people from latin america.

Usage examples:

The olive - skinned townspeople, less than one thousand in 1844, clung to their spanish language an…

noun

A piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby.

Usage examples:

Floor-mounted coat racks are a natural for cloaks, gowns, shawls and scarves.

noun

A large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and/or head

verb

Put (a weapon such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

Usage examples:

I sheathed my dagger

verb

To put something, esp. a knife, in its cover

noun

A woman's long scarf or shawl, especially of fur or similar material, worn loosely over the shoulders.

Usage examples:

The exhibition will showcase a special range of shawls, stoles, garments, sarees, scarves, caps, gl…

verb

Past of steal.

verb

Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Usage examples:

Thieves stole her bicycle

verb

Wrap (someone, especially a baby) in garments or cloth.

Usage examples:

She swaddled the baby tightly

verb

To wrap a baby tightly in cloth

Usage examples:

Swaddling a baby tightly in a blanket can be a good way to stop it crying.

noun

A broad strip or area of something.

Usage examples:

Vast swathes of countryside

verb

Wrap in several layers of fabric.

Usage examples:

His hands were swathed in bandages

noun

A piece or strip of material in which something is wrapped.

Usage examples:

They wrapped the body inside a canvas swathe

idiom

Secure with or as if with ropes

phrasal verb

Bind someone so that they cannot move or escape.

Usage examples:

Robbers tied her up and ransacked her home

phrasal verb

Occupy someone to the exclusion of any other activity.

Usage examples:

She would be tied up at the meeting all day

noun

The perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.

Usage examples:

The wind howled about the building

verb

Cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.

Usage examples:

The fall nearly winded him

noun

A twist or turn in a course.

Usage examples:

After a few minutes of puzzled winds and twists and turns and curses muttered under my breath, i co…