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# wrap

verb (wrap, wraps, wrapped, wrapping); noun (a wrap, wraps)

«wrap» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To wrap means to cover something by folding paper, cloth or plastic around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#m1)
2. To wrap also means to put something like your arms or a scarf around someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#m2)
3. A wrap is a thin flat bread rolled around a filling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#m3)
4. A wrap can be a shawl or blanket, or a material for wrapping, like bubble wrap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#m4)
5. To wrap up means to finish, or to dress warmly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, people wrap presents for birthdays and holidays, and wrap sandwiches for lunch. In first aid, you wrap a bandage around a sprain. In winter, adults say «wrap up warm». In safety, plastic bags and wrap are not toys because they can block breathing. Phrases: wrapping paper, wrap up, bubble wrap, cling wrap (cling film), under wraps, that's a wrap.

### Examples

- Let's wrap Mum's birthday present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x1)
- Wrap up warm; it's freezing outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x2)
- She wrapped her arms around her dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x3)
- I had a chicken wrap for lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x4)
- Wrap the sandwiches in foil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x5)
- The nurse wrapped a bandage around my ankle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x6)
- Pop the bubble wrap! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x7)
- Let's wrap up the lesson with a quiz. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x8)
- I have no cloth to wrap me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/#x9)

### Note

Double the p: wrapped, wrapping. The w is silent: said like «rap». Do not confuse with «rap» (music or a knock). Wrapping paper is uncountable: «some wrapping paper», «a roll of wrapping paper».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wrap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrap/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wrap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrap.html) on Mova free.