English dictionary
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English noun: wrap | |||
| 1. | wrap (artifact) cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person | ||
| Synonyms | wrapper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloak | ||
| 2. | wrap (food) a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sandwich | ||
| Part holonym | tortilla | ||
| 3. | wrap (artifact) the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped | ||
| Synonyms | wrapper, wrapping | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | envelope, film, gift wrapping, jacket, plastic film, plastic wrap | ||
English verb: wrap | |||
| 1. | wrap (contact) arrange or fold as a cover or protection | ||
| Samples | Wrap the baby before taking her out. Wrap the present. | ||
| Synonyms | wrap up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cere, do up, gift-wrap, parcel, shrinkwrap, shroud | ||
| Antonyms | unwrap, undo | ||
| 2. | wrap (contact) arrange or or coil around | ||
| Samples | Roll your hair around your finger. Twine the thread around the spool. She wrapped her arms around the child. | ||
| Examples | They wrap the wire around the stick, The wires wrap around the stick | ||
| Synonyms | roll, twine, wind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ball, clew, clue, coil, curl, loop, reel, spool | ||
| Antonyms | unroll, unwind, wind off | ||
| 3. | wrap (contact) enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | ||
| Samples | Fog enveloped the house. | ||
| Synonyms | enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bathe, benight, capsulate, capsule, capsulise, capsulize, cocoon, cover, engulf, enshroud, hide, sheathe, shroud, tube | ||
| 4. | wrap (contact) crash into so as to coil around | ||
| Samples | The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crash | ||
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