wrap

wrap
1. verb /ræp/
a) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

To avoid going over budget, lets make sure we wrap by ten.

b) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. A prerequisite to constriction in snakes.
2. noun /ræp/
a) A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
b) A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.

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