# wrap
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation, US) enPR: răp, IPA: /ɹæp/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
** Rhymes: -æp
** Homophone: rap
* (obsolete) IPA: /ɹɒp/
* (Early Modern) IPA: /(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.
    Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
** 1947, Harry Stephen Keeler, The Case of the Barking Clock:I then dried these over a flame, and then, wrapping the formes and re-sealing them with my court seals — for my only commission, you see, was to report as to whether the type was unpied, and text ungarbled, and the formes all ready […]
* (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
    A snake wraps itself around its prey.
** 1811, William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis:Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
** 2003, Gary Tigerman, The Orion Protocol, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 143:The prehistoric caribou they had already liberated was wrapped in a space blanket and carefully tied to a sled. The Science Foundation team had then moved on to a deep translucent blue seam in the ice that proved to be a window on the rest of the ungulant herd standing poised in suspended animation, as if waiting for time to start again.
* (transitive, figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
** a. 1640, Thomas Carew, Ingrateful Beauty Threatened:wise poets that wrap truth in tales
* (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
    I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it.
* (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.
    The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.

##### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:wrap.

##### Synonyms

* (enclose in fabric, paper, etc): enfold, lap, enswathe, envelop,

##### Antonyms

* unwrap

##### Derived terms

* gift-wrap
* not wrapped too tight
* riddle wrapped up in an enigma
* shrink-wrap
* shrink-wrapped
* soft-wrap
* wrap around
* wrap around one's little finger
* wrap-around, wraparound
* wrap in cotton wool
* wrap in the flag
* wrap it before you tap it
* wrap one's arms around
* wrap one's head around
* wrap one's mind around
* wrappable
* wrapper
* wrapping
* wrapround, wrap-round
* wrap-up (noun)
* wrap up (verb)

##### 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.
* 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.
** 1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, chapter 6:‘I see you have had our Lowick Cicero here,’ she said, seating herself comfortably, throwing back her wraps, and showing a thin but well-built figure.
* 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.
** 1994, Olivia Goldsmith, Fashionably Late:But she could knock off right after the wrap, have dinner, and take a later flight.
** 2003 January 12, “Encore Presentation: Interview With the Bee Gees”, in CNN_KingWknd:The first time I met him is when we went to the – after the wrap party, we went to a little sound room – or a little screening room and watched the preview
** 2009 November 14, Fox News Watch:And that's a wrap on "News Watch." For Judy, Jim, Cal and Kirsten, I'm Jon Scott. We'll see you again next week.'
* A wraparound mortgage.
* (television, radio) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
    Synonym: package
** 2005, Alan R. Stephenson, David E. Reese, Mary E. Beadle, Broadcast Announcing Worktext, page 164:This is a news report from the scene of the event. When a voicer and an actuality are combined into one complete story, it's known as a wrap.
** 2005, Ted White, Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing, page 245:Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.
* The act of wrapping
    Give the present a quick wrap before James sees it.

##### Derived terms

* alpha wrap
* body wrap
* book wrap
* breakfast wrap
* bubble-wrap
* bubble wrap
* cash wrap
* cling-wrap
* cling wrap
* diaper wrap
* evening wrap
* fish wrap
* fish-wrap
* food wrap
* gift-wrap, giftwrap
* glad wrap
* nappy wrap
* omega wrap
* saran-wrap
* saran wrap
* Saran wrap
* spider wrap
* that's a wrap
* tie wrap
* under wraps
* voice wrap
* wire wrap
* word wrap
* wrap dress
* wrap party
* wrap-up
* wrist wrap

##### Translations
### Etymology 3
#### Noun

wrap (plural wraps)
* (Australia, informal) Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”)

### References

* ↑ “Wrap” in John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1791, →OCLC, page 557: “☞ This word is often pronounced wrop, rhyming with top, even by ſpeakers much above the vulgar.”.
* ↑ Stanley, Oma (1937) “I. Vowel Sounds in Stressed Syllables”, in The Speech of East Texas (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 2), New York: Columbia University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 5, page 13.
* ↑ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700‎, second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 416, page 976.

### Anagrams

* warp

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English wrap.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwræp/, [ˈwræp]
* IPA: /ˈræp/, [ˈræp]
* IPA: /ˈʋræp/, [ˈʋræp]
* Rhymes: -æp

### Noun

wrap
* wrap (food)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of wrap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
wrapini
wrapini
accusative
nom.
wrapini
wrapini
gen.
wrapini
genitive
wrapini
wrapieni
partitive
wrapiani
wrapejani
inessive
wrapissani
wrapeissani
elative
wrapistani
wrapeistani
illative
wrapiini
wrapeihini
adessive
wrapillani
wrapeillani
ablative
wrapiltani
wrapeiltani
allative
wrapilleni
wrapeilleni
essive
wrapinani
wrapeinani
translative
wrapikseni
wrapeikseni
abessive
wrapittani
wrapeittani
instructive
comitative
—wrapeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
wrapisi
wrapisi
accusative
nom.
wrapisi
wrapisi
gen.
wrapisi
genitive
wrapisi
wrapiesi
partitive
wrapiasi
wrapejasi
inessive
wrapissasi
wrapeissasi
elative
wrapistasi
wrapeistasi
illative
wrapiisi
wrapeihisi
adessive
wrapillasi
wrapeillasi
ablative
wrapiltasi
wrapeiltasi
allative
wrapillesi
wrapeillesi
essive
wrapinasi
wrapeinasi
translative
wrapiksesi
wrapeiksesi
abessive
wrapittasi
wrapeittasi
instructive
comitative
—wrapeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
wrapimme
wrapimme
accusative
nom.
wrapimme
wrapimme
gen.
wrapimme
genitive
wrapimme
wrapiemme
partitive
wrapiamme
wrapejamme
inessive
wrapissamme
wrapeissamme
elative
wrapistamme
wrapeistamme
illative
wrapiimme
wrapeihimme
adessive
wrapillamme
wrapeillamme
ablative
wrapiltamme
wrapeiltamme
allative
wrapillemme
wrapeillemme
essive
wrapinamme
wrapeinamme
translative
wrapiksemme
wrapeiksemme
abessive
wrapittamme
wrapeittamme
instructive
comitative
—wrapeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
wrapinne
wrapinne
accusative
nom.
wrapinne
wrapinne
gen.
wrapinne
genitive
wrapinne
wrapienne
partitive
wrapianne
wrapejanne
inessive
wrapissanne
wrapeissanne
elative
wrapistanne
wrapeistanne
illative
wrapiinne
wrapeihinne
adessive
wrapillanne
wrapeillanne
ablative
wrapiltanne
wrapeiltanne
allative
wrapillenne
wrapeillenne
essive
wrapinanne
wrapeinanne
translative
wrapiksenne
wrapeiksenne
abessive
wrapittanne
wrapeittanne
instructive
comitative
—wrapeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
wrapinsa
wrapinsa
accusative
nom.
wrapinsa
wrapinsa
gen.
wrapinsa
genitive
wrapinsa
wrapiensa
partitive
wrapiaan wrapiansa
wrapejaan wrapejansa
inessive
wrapissaan wrapissansa
wrapeissaan wrapeissansa
elative
wrapistaan wrapistansa
wrapeistaan wrapeistansa
illative
wrapiinsa
wrapeihinsa
adessive
wrapillaan wrapillansa
wrapeillaan wrapeillansa
ablative
wrapiltaan wrapiltansa
wrapeiltaan wrapeiltansa
allative
wrapilleen wrapillensa
wrapeilleen wrapeillensa
essive
wrapinaan wrapinansa
wrapeinaan wrapeinansa
translative
wrapikseen wrapiksensa
wrapeikseen wrapeiksensa
abessive
wrapittaan wrapittansa
wrapeittaan wrapeittansa
instructive
comitative
—wrapeineen wrapeinensa :
Inflection of wrap (type 5*B/risti)
singular
plural
nominative
wrap
wrapit
genitive
wrapin
wrappien
partitive
wrappiä
wrappejä
accusative
wrap wrapin
wrapit
inessive
wrapissä
wrapeissä
elative
wrapistä
wrapeistä
illative
wrappiin
wrappeihin
adessive
wrapillä
wrapeillä
ablative
wrapiltä
wrapeiltä
allative
wrapille
wrapeille
essive
wrappinä
wrappeinä
translative
wrapiksi
wrapeiksi
abessive
wrapittä
wrapeittä
instructive
wrapein
comitative
wrappeineen :

#### Synonyms

* rulla
* wrappi

### Further reading

* “wrap”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English wrap.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁap/, /vʁap/
* Homophones: rap, râpe

### Noun

wrap m (plural wraps)
* wrap (sandwich)

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wrap.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrap/, /ˈvrap/
* Audio:(file)
* 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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* wrap in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* wrap at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wrap.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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.