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wrap around1. To fold, coil, or bend completely around someone or something. The car actually wrapped around the light post as it crashed into it. The snake wrapped around my arm in a very disconcerting way.2. To fold, coil, or bend something completely around someone or something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "wrap" and "around." Here, wrap this cable around the tree over there. I just wanted to wrap my arms around my two kids and hold onto them forever on the first morning they both left for school.See also: around, wrapwrap someone or something around somethingto bend or coil someone or something around something. I'll wrap you around that lamppost unless you cooperate! Don wrapped the rope around the tree and tied it tight.See also: around, wrapwrap something around someoneto fold or drape something onto someone. He wrapped a towel around himself and went to answer the telephone. She wrapped a blanket around her little boy to keep him warm.See also: around, wrapwrap around someone or somethingto enclose or fold about someone or something. The snake wrapped around the helpless man and it was soon all over. The flames wrapped around the barn and swallowed it up.See also: around, wrapwrap aroundv.1. To clasp, fold, or coil something about someone or something: She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him.2. To coil or twist about something or someone: The flag wrapped around the pole.3. To continue automatically to be entered on a new line of text if there is too much text to fit on one line. Used of word-processing texts: The input to early computer text editors did not wrap around, so you had to hit a carriage return at the end of every line.See also: around, wrapwrap around
wrap around(Or "wraparound", "wrap") The action of a counter that startsagain at zero or at "minus infinity" (see infinity) afterits maximum value has been reached, and continuesincrementing, either because it is programmed to do so orbecause of an overflow (as when a car's odometer starts againat 0).FinancialSeeWraparound |