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wrap

verb noun

To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
W
Ends with
P
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ɹæp/ /ɹæp/

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verb

  1. To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

  2. To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.

    “A snake wraps itself around its prey.”

  3. To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.

  4. (video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.

  5. (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. To make functionality available through a software wrapper.

  7. 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.”

noun

  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 tortilla or pancake.

  3. (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.

  4. A wraparound mortgage.

noun

  1. A sharp blow with something hard.

    “The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.”

  2. Blame for something.

    “You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.”

  3. A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.

  4. A casual talk.

  5. Rap music.

  6. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.

  7. An appraisal.

    “a good/great/bad rap”

  8. A positive appraisal; a recommendation.

    “He gave the novel quite a rap.”

noun

  1. A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

noun

  1. Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

  2. A whit; a jot.

    “I don't care a rap.”

In context

Example Sentences

A snake wraps itself around its prey.
I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.
The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.
You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.
a good/great/bad rap
He gave the novel quite a rap.
I don't care a rap.

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