wrap

noun

1

a(1)

: wrapper, wrapping

(2)

: material used for wrapping

plastic wrap

b

: an article of clothing that may be wrapped around a person

especially : an outer garment (such as a coat or shawl)

c

: blanket

d

: a treatment for the care of the skin in which material (such as hot wet cloth or seaweed) is wrapped around the entire body

also : this material

2

: a single turn or convolution of something wound around an object

3

wraps plural

a

: restraint

b

: a shroud of secrecy

a plan kept under wraps

4

: the completion of a schedule or session for filming or recording

5

: a thin flat piece of bread that is rolled around a filling (as of meat, fish, or vegetables)

Synonyms of wrap

• cloak
• veil
• shroud
• blanket
• covering

Examples of wrap in a Sentence

kept the whole plan under wraps until they were ready to make a public announcement

Recent Examples on the Web

This was a Jean Paul Gualitier wrap that challenged traditional notions of how a top male soccer player should appear, sending the British tabloids into a hysterical spin. —Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026

The next time Zverev hit a wrap-around-the-net-post return, Cobolli couldn’t handle it and Zverev won the point. —Andrew Dampf, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

Her live summer outing, which is playing multiple nights in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale, Florida (near her hometown of Boca Raton) before a 10-show wrap in London, sold out instantly upon being announced last fall. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 June 2026

Eleven visual artists were chosen to display their work on either a streetcar shelter, a streetcar wrap or at a park near a stop. —Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Phrases Containing wrap

• body wrap
• gift wrap
• it's/that's a wrap
• plastic wrap
• pre-wrap
• shrink-wrap
• word wrap
• wrap one's mind around
• wrap (someone) around one's (little) finger
• wrap-up

Rhymes for wrap

• app
• cap
• chap
• clap
• crap
• flap
• frap
• gap
• hap
• lap
• nap
• nappe

Kids Definition

wrap

1 of 2 verb

ˈrap 

wrapped; wrapping

1

a

: to cover especially by winding or folding

wrap a baby in a blanket

b

: to enclose and prepare (as for transportation or storage)

wrap a package

c

: embrace entry 1 sense 1

wrapped her in my arms

d

: to coil, fold, or draw about something

wrap a rubber band around the sticks

2

a

: to envelop closely or completely : surround

houses wrapped in mist

b

: to involve completely : engross

they were wrapped up in studying for exams

3

: to finish filming or recording

wrap a movie

wrap

2 of 2 noun

1

a

: a covering that encloses something : wrapper

b

: material for wrapping

plastic wrap

2

: an article of clothing that may be wrapped around a person

especially : a warm loose outer garment (as a coat or shawl)

3

plural : secrecy sense 2

a plan kept under wraps

4

: the completion of a schedule or session for filming or recording