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wraps

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A sharp blow with something hard.

Examples :

"The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler."

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Blame for something.

Examples :

"The teacher placed the blame for the class's poor performance on the unexpected snowstorm—the snowstorm was the main wrap. "

guilt attitude emotion moral

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A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.

Examples :

"Even though the student was found innocent, the school still investigated the theft wraps against him. "

law police guilt

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noun

Examples :

""After the meeting, we had some informal wraps about the project's progress." "

communication language

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noun

Examples :

"My little brother only listens to wraps these days; he loves the beats and the rhymes. "

music entertainment

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A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.

Examples :

"The DJ played a new rap wrap about his struggles with finding parking near the school. "

music entertainment culture

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noun

Examples :

"a good/great/bad rap"

business value finance economy

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A positive appraisal; a recommendation.

Examples :

"He gave the novel quite a rap."

communication business achievement

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A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

Examples :

"The yarn shop owner carefully weighed the wool, bundling it into wraps before placing them on the shelf. "

material unit technical

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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.

Examples :

""Old Mrs. O'Malley remembered a time when even a few wraps could buy a loaf of bread at the market." "

history finance value economy

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noun

Examples :

"He doesn't care wraps about what others think of his singing; he'll sing anyway. "

amount degree nothing

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To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

Examples :

"The cook carefully wraps the leftover lasagna in foil. "

material action

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

Examples :

"A snake wraps itself around its prey."

organism biology action

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To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.

Examples :

"The thick fog wraps the entire town, making it hard to see. "

action appearance

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(video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.

Examples :

"The director announced, "That's a wrap! The crew wraps filming for the day." "

media entertainment technical action stage

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(lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line

Examples :

"The long sentence automatically wraps to the next line in this small text box. "

computing writing word language technology

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To make functionality available through a software wrapper.

Examples :

"The new software wraps the old database system, allowing it to be used with newer programs. "

computing technology internet technical function

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To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.

Examples :

"The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted."

computing math technical electronics

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A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.

Examples :

"After swimming, she quickly put on one of her wraps to stop from getting cold. "

wear style material appearance

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

Examples :

"For lunch, I often pack wraps filled with chicken and vegetables. "

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(entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.

Examples :

""After six months of filming, the movie's principal photography finally wraps next week." "

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A wraparound mortgage.

Examples :

"The buyer avoided high interest rates by getting wraps on the seller's existing, lower-interest mortgage. "

property finance