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{
"term": "wrap",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "wrap",
"heSheIt": "wraps"
},
"pastSimple": "wrapped",
"pastParticiple": "wrapped",
"ingForm": "wrapping"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to cover something completely in paper or other material, for example when you are giving it as a present",
"sensetop": "wrap something upwrap somethingwrap something in somethingwrap something up in something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents.",
"contextForm": "wrap something up"
},
{
"text": "individually wrapped chocolates",
"contextForm": "wrap something"
},
{
"text": "Each apple was wrapped in paper.",
"contextForm": "wrap something in something"
},
{
"text": "The cheese is cut and wrapped in plastic."
},
{
"text": "fish and chips wrapped up in newspaper",
"contextForm": "wrap something up in something"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["warm", "warmly", "well"],
"preposition": ["against", "in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to cover something/somebody in material, for example in order to protect it/them",
"sensetop": "wrap A in Bwrap A up in Bwrap yourself in somethingwrap yourself up in somethingwrap B round/around A",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Wrap the meat in foil before you cook it.",
"contextForm": "wrap A in B"
},
{
"text": "I wrapped the baby up in a blanket.",
"contextForm": "wrap A up in B"
},
{
"text": "He tossed her a towel. ‘Wrap yourself in that.’",
"contextForm": "wrap yourself in something"
},
{
"text": "She wrapped herself up in a long shawl.",
"contextForm": "wrap yourself up in something"
},
{
"text": "I wrapped a blanket around the baby.",
"contextForm": "wrap B round/around A"
},
{
"text": "Christine was wrapped up in one of the blankets."
},
{
"text": "She wrapped the child carefully in a blanket."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["warm", "warmly", "well"],
"preposition": ["against", "in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to put something around something/somebody",
"sensetop": "wrap something around/round something/somebody",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "A scarf was wrapped around his neck."
},
{
"text": "The nurse wrapped a bandage tightly around my ankle."
},
{
"text": "His **arms were wrapped around** her waist."
},
{
"text": "He **wrapped his arms** tightly **around** her waist."
},
{
"text": "He wrapped his hands around my neck and tried to strangle me."
},
{
"text": "She's got a towel wrapped around her head."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["warm", "warmly", "well"],
"preposition": ["against", "in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to cause a word or text to be carried over to a new line as the end of the previous line is reached by the writer; to be carried over in this way",
"sensetop": "wrap something (around/round)wrap (around/round)",
"labels": "(computing)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "How can I wrap the text around?",
"contextForm": "wrap something (around/round)"
},
{
"text": "The text wraps around if it is too long to fit the screen.",
"contextForm": "wrap (around/round)"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be so involved with somebody/something that you do not pay enough attention to other people or things",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They are completely wrapped up in their children."
},
{
"text": "She was so wrapped up in her work that she didn’t realize how late it was."
}
],
"synonyms": "absorbed, engrossed"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to persuade somebody to do anything that you want",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She has always been able to wrap her parents around her little finger."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ræp/",
"audio": "wr/wrap/wrap__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ræps/",
"audio": "wr/wrap/wraps__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ræpt/",
"audio": "wr/wrap/wrapped__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈræpɪŋ/",
"audio": "wr/wrap/wrapping__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ræp/",
"audio": "wr/wrap/wrap__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ræps/",
"audio": "wr/wrap/wraps__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ræpt/",
"audio": "wr/wrap/wrapped__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈræpɪŋ/",
"audio": "wr/wrap/wrapping__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: of unknown origin."
}