wrap

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled wropped

US /ɹɒp/ UK /ɹæp/ See IPA manual

Freq #3286

Meanings

1

verb
To cover something completely by folding paper, cloth, or other material around it.

Christmas gifts are usually wrapped in colourful paper.
2

verb
To put something soft around a person or thing for warmth or protection.

You should wrap the baby up before taking her out.
3

verb
To wind or coil something around an object.

A snake wraps itself around its prey.
4

verb
To finish filming a movie, show, or scene.

To stay on budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to cover something... bind enfold envelop wind

2 verb · to put something soft... wrap up

Opposites

unwrap

Word family

Forms wrappedwrapswrapt

Derived forms bubble-wrapcling-wrapfish-wrapgift-wrapgiftwrapsaran-wrapshrink-wrapshrink-wrappedsoft-wraptea-wrapwrap-aroundwrap-round

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Phrases (1)

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plastic wrap
thin transparent plastic film used to cover or enclose food

Adjective + noun

Idioms (2)

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Etymology

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,…

wrappen Middle English *werp- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# wrap

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɒp/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹæp/
**Frequency rank:** 3286

## Meanings
1. To cover something completely by folding paper, cloth, or other material around it.
2. To put something soft around a person or thing for warmth or protection.
3. To wind or coil something around an object.
4. To finish filming a movie, show, or scene.

## Examples
- Christmas gifts are usually wrapped in colourful paper.
- You should wrap the baby up before taking her out.
- A snake wraps itself around its prey.
- To stay on budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten.

## Antonyms
- unwrap

## Derived Forms
- bubble-wrap
- cling-wrap
- fish-wrap
- gift-wrap
- giftwrap
- saran-wrap
- shrink-wrap
- shrink-wrapped
- soft-wrap
- tea-wrap
- wrap-around
- wrap-round

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wrappen
- Root: *werp-

## Etymology
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,…

## AI Etymology
Wrap is 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). Important historical forms include Middle English wrappen, and Proto-Indo-European *werp-. In present-day use, it can mean to cover something completely by folding paper, cloth, or other material around it, or to put something soft around a person or thing for warmth or protection.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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