wrap

verbo

1. 1

   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.

   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 […]

2. 2

   To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.

   A snake wraps itself around its prey.

   Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

   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.

3. 3

   figuratoTo conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.

   wise poets that wrap truth in tales

4. 4

   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)

5. 5

   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.

6. 6

   To make functionality available through a software wrapper.

7. 7

   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.

sostantivo

1. 1

   Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.

2. 2

   Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it. A large sheet of self-adhesive material applied over a vehicle's paintwork for decorative or protective purposes.

   The media theorist Peter Lunenfeld[…] says illustrative art is often used to defang threatening technology. He compares the Waymo wraps to Google Doodles, which distract people while they are using a complex and opaque search engine algorithm that is “almost fully beyond our ken.”

3. 3

   A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf.

4. 4

   arcaicoAn outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.

   ‘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.

5. 5

   A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.

6. 6

   The completion of all or a major part of a performance.

   But she could knock off right after the wrap, have dinner, and take a later flight.

   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

   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.'

7. 7

   A wraparound mortgage.

8. 8

   A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.

   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.

   Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.

9. 9

   The act of wrapping.

   Give the present a quick wrap before James sees it.

   I started out by wrapping the first thread around a ruler for 1 inch and found that it had 24 wraps to the inch.

10. 10

    gergoA straight draw in which there are more than 8 outs to complete the straight, especially in Omaha hold 'em.

sostantivo

1. 1

   Variante di rapinformaleAlternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”).

Forme

plurale

wraps

passato

wrapped, wrapt

participio passato

wrapped, wrapt

participio presente

wrapping

3ª persona singolare

wraps