wrap

Meaning

Verb

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.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
5. (transitive, usually) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
6. (transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
7. (intransitive, transitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.
2. (countable, uncountable) A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf.
3. (archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.
4. (countable, uncountable) A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
5. (countable, uncountable) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
6. (countable, uncountable) A wraparound mortgage.
7. (countable, uncountable) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
8. (countable, uncountable) The act of wrapping

Noun

Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”).

Synonyms

pack

cover

envelop

wrap up

wind

roll up

bind

enwrap

enfold

swaddle

enclose

package

📦

roll

bandage

fold

wrapper

bundle

tie

wrapping

clothe

shroud

conceal

swathe

shawl

cloth

wind up

wind around

wrap round

coat

🧥

encircle

tie up

twine

cloak

scarf

🧣

sarong

cape

parcel

attach

coil

fasten

turn

entwine

surround

encase

put on

stole

covering

cook

🧑‍🍳

bundle up

collide

Translations

envolver

avvolgere

einwickeln

envelopper

enrouler

wickeln

enrollar

embrulhar

pagne

enrolar

embolicar

wikkelen

fasciare

emballer

einpacken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹæp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wrappen

Cognate with Northern Frisian: wrappe

Cognate with Danish: vrappe

Cognate with Middle Low German: rincworpen

Cognate with Middle Low German: wrempen

Cognate with Middle English: wlappen

Cognate with Middle Dutch: lappen

Cognate with Latin: verber

Inherited from Middle English: wrappe

In summary

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”).