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Wraps

A sharp blow with something hard.

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📖 Definitions of "Wraps"

noun

1
A sharp blow with something hard.
"The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler."
2
Blame for something.
"You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap."
3
A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
4
A casual talk.

noun

1
A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

noun

1
Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
2
A whit; a jot.
"I don't care a rap."

verb

1
To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
2
To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
"A snake wraps itself around its prey."
3
To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
4
(video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wraps"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wrappernoun	Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
wrap upverb	(transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To conclude or finish completely.
enwrapverb	To wrap around, surround; to envelop.
enfoldverb	(transitive) To clasp with the arms; embrace.
envelopverb	(transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.
encloseverb	(transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
rollnoun	(ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
windnoun	(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
adheresverb	(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
adjustverb	(transitive) To modify.
adjustmentnoun	The action of adjusting something
adjustsverb	(transitive) To modify.
capenoun	A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
casingsnoun	(UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel.
cloaknoun	A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
coatnoun	(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
compliesverb	To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
concludesverb	(transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
conformsverb	(transitive, intransitive) To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
correspondsverb	(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.