noun
- The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped.
- An enveloping bandage.
- synonyms: swathe
verb
- Arrange or fold as a cover or protection.
- usage: "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"
- Arrange or or coil around.
- usage: "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
- Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.
- usage: "Fog enveloped the house"
- Crash into so as to coil around.
- usage: "The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"
- synonyms: wrap
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