wrap

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) enPR: răp, IPA(key): /ɹæp/ Rhymes: -æp Homophone: rap (obsolete) IPA(key): /ɹɒp/ (Early Modern) IPA(key): /(w)ræp/ === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Alternative forms ==== wrop (dialectal) ==== Verb ==== wrap (third-person singular simple present wraps, present participle wrapping, simple past and past participle wrapped or (archaic) wrapt) (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. Synonyms: bind, wind (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. (transitive, figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide. (transitive or intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie. To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2) (transitive, lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line (computing, transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper. (transitive or intransitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum. ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:wrap. ===== Synonyms ===== (enclose in fabric, paper, etc): enfold, lap, enswathe, envelop, ===== Antonyms ===== unwrap ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English wrappe, from the verb (see above). ==== Noun ==== wrap (countable and uncountable, plural wraps) Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it. (automotive) A large sheet of self-adhesive material applied over a vehicle's paintwork for decorative or protective purposes. A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf. (chiefly in the plural, now rare) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc. 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. (television, radio) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material. Synonym: package The act of wrapping. (poker slang) A straight draw in which there are more than 8 outs to complete the straight, especially in Omaha hold 'em. Coordinate terms: inside straight draw, up and down straight draw, open ended straight draw, gut-shot straight ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== wrap (plural wraps) (Australia, informal) Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”). === References === === Anagrams === warp == Finnish == === Etymology === From English wrap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwræp/, [ˈwræp] IPA(key): /ˈræp/, [ˈræp] IPA(key): /ˈʋræp/, [ˈʋræp] Rhymes: -æp === Noun === wrap wrap (food) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== rulla wrappi === Further reading === “wrap”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English wrap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁap/, /vʁap/ Homophones: rap, râpe === Noun === wrap m (plural wraps) wrap (sandwich) == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English wrap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrap/, /ˈvrap/ Rhymes: -ap Syllabification: wrap Homophones: rab, Rab, rap === Noun === wrap m animal or m inan wrap (type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “wrap”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “wrap”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) wrap at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English wrap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrap/ [ˈrap] Rhymes: -ap === Noun === wrap m (plural wraps) wrap (sandwich) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.