Dictionary entry details
• WRAP (noun)
Meaning:
Cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
wrap; wrapper
Hypernyms ("wrap" is a kind of...):
cloak (a loose outer garment)
Meaning:
A sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("wrap" is a kind of...):
sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)
Meronyms (parts of "wrap"):
tortilla (thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour)
Meaning:
The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
wrapping; wrapper; wrap
Hypernyms ("wrap" is a kind of...):
covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wrap"):
envelope (any wrapper or covering)
film; plastic film (a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things)
gift wrapping (ornamental wrapping for gifts)
jacket (an outer wrapping or casing)
plastic wrap (wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic)
• WRAP (verb)
Meaning:
Arrange or fold as a cover or protection
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wrap; wrap up
Context examples:
wrap the baby before taking her out / Wrap the present
Hypernyms (to "wrap" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wrap"):
shroud (wrap in a shroud)
gift-wrap (wrap (a gift) attractively)
shrinkwrap (wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling)
cere (wrap us in a cerecloth)
parcel (make into a wrapped container)
do up (wrap for decorative purposes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
unwrap (remove the outer cover or wrapping of)
Meaning:
Wrap or coil around
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wrap; twine; wind; roll
Context examples:
roll your hair around your finger / Twine the thread around the spool
Hypernyms (to "wrap" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wrap"):
coil; curl; loop (wind around something in coils or loops)
clew; clue (roll into a ball)
ball (form into a ball by winding or rolling)
reel (wind onto or off a reel)
spool (wind onto a spool or a reel)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence examples:
They wrap the wire around the stick
The wires wrap around the stick
Also:
wrap up (form a cylinder by rolling)
Meaning:
Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
enclose; enfold; envelop; enwrap; wrap
Context example:
Fog enveloped the house
Hypernyms (to "wrap" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wrap"):
bathe (suffuse with or as if with light)
cocoon (wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection)
sheathe (enclose with a sheath)
engulf (flow over or cover completely)
involve (wrap)
capsulate; capsule; capsulise; capsulize (enclose in a capsule)
tube (place or enclose in a tube)
benight (envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness)
cover; enshroud; hide; shroud (cover as if with a shroud)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
