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wrap
To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
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verb
To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
“A snake wraps itself around its prey.”
To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
(video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
(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.”
To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
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
A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
(entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
A wraparound mortgage.
noun
A sharp blow with something hard.
“The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.”
Blame for something.
“You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.”
A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
A casual talk.
Rap music.
A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
An appraisal.
“a good/great/bad rap”
A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
“He gave the novel quite a rap.”
noun
A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.
noun
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.
A whit; a jot.
“I don't care a rap.”
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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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