wrap
English
/ɹæp/, /ɹɒp/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
- (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
- (figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
- (transitive) 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
- (computing) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
- (transitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wrappen (wrap, wind, fold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *werp-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*werp-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- around English
- autowrap English
- bewrap English
- browse English
- browsewrap English
- click English
- clickwrap English
- cling English
- clingwrap English
- dustwrapper English
- enwrap English
- enwrapment English
- foot English
- footwrap English
- forwrap English
- head English
- headwrap English
- hyperwrapping English
- interwrap English
- lumpia wrapper English
- over English
- overwrap English
- overwrapper English
- prewrap English
- rascal English
- rewrap English
- rewrapper English
- ribald English
- ribaldish English
- ribaldly English
- ribaldry English
- round English
- shrink English
- shrinkwrap English
- underwrap English
- unwrap English
- unwrappable English
- unwrapper English
- upwrap English
- wraparound English
- wraple English
- wrapover English
- wrappable English
- wrappage English
- wrapper English
- wrapperless English
- wrappest English
- wrappeth English
- wrapping English
- wraprascal English
- wrapround English
- wrappi Finnish
- Wrap German
- lappen Dutch, Flemish
- *werp- Proto-Indo-European
- *wrībaną Proto-Germanic
- ラッピング Japanese
- *wlappan Old English
- *wrappan Old English
- bewrappen Middle English
- enwrappen Middle English
- forwrappen Middle English
- ribald Middle English
- unwrappen Middle English
- wlappen Middle English
- wrappen Middle English
- wrappere Middle English
- wrappinge Middle English
- -aud Old French
- lappen Middle Dutch
- head
- foot
- over
- cling
- round
- click
- upwrap
- around
- rascal
- bewrap
- ribald
- wraple
- unwrap
- rewrap
- shrink
- browse
- enwrap
- prewrap
- forwrap
- wrapper
- wrappeth
- autowrap
- ribaldry
- wrapping
- footwrap
- headwrap
- wrapover
- wrappage
- wrappest
- overwrap
- ribaldly
- ribaldish
- rewrapper
- wrappable
- wrapround
- interwrap
- unwrapper
- underwrap
- clickwrap
- clingwrap
- enwrapment
- shrinkwrap
- wraprascal
- browsewrap
- wraparound
- unwrappable
- wrapperless
- overwrapper
- dustwrapper
- hyperwrapping
- lumpia wrapper