Words / A2

RAP/ræp/

Wrap means cover something by folding paper or cloth around it: wrap a present, wrap up warm, wrap the sandwiches. Unwrap is the opposite. Pack is put into a bag; wrap is the covering step. Past: wrapped. The w is silent — it sounds like rap. Do not write rap (music or knock) when you mean wrap.

Meaning

To cover something by folding paper or cloth around it.

Examples

• “Wrap the present in brown paper.”
• “Please wrap the glasses in newspaper.”
• “Wrap up before you cycle — it is freezing.”

Good to know

wrap a present / wrap up warm. Opposite: unwrap. Silent w. Mix-up: rap. Past: wrapped.

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