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   wrap

   /rap/

   verb

   • 1. cover or enclose in paper or soft material: "the candles are wrapped in tissue paper" Similar swathebundle upswaddlesheathemufflecloakenfoldenvelopencaseenclosecoverfoldwindliterary:lapparcel upparcelpackagepackpack upbundlebundle updo uptie upgift-wrap
   • ▪ arrange paper or soft material round (someone or something), typically as a covering or for warmth or protection: "wrap the bandage around the injured limb"
   • ▪ place an arm, finger, or leg round: "he wrapped an arm around her waist"
   • ▪ clasp or embrace (someone): "she wrapped him in her arms"
   • ▪ crash a vehicle into (a stationary object): informal "Richard wrapped his car round a telegraph pole"
   • 2. cause (a word or unit of text) to be carried over to a new line automatically as the margin is reached, or to fit around embedded features such as pictures: "the program can automatically wrap text around irregularly shaped graphics"
   • ▪ (of a word or unit of text) be carried over automatically as the margin is reached: "when you type, the text wraps to the next line"
   • 3. finish filming or recording: informal "we wrapped on schedule three days later"

   noun

   • 1. a loose outer garment or piece of material: "beach wraps"
   • ▪ (of a garment) having one part overlapping another; wrap-around: "a wrap skirt"
   • ▪ paper or soft material used for wrapping: "plastic food wrap"
   • ▪ a veil of secrecy maintained about something, especially a new project: "details of the police operation are being kept under wraps"
   • ▪ a small packet of a powdered illegal drug: informal British "a £5 wrap of speed"
   • 2. a tortilla wrapped around a filling, eaten as a sandwich.
   • 3. the end of a session of filming or recording: informal "right, it's a wrap"

   Word Origin Middle English: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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