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| bind |
to wrap or cover, as a wound. [1/13 definitions] |
| enrobe |
to dress or to wrap, esp. in or as if in a robe. |
| enshroud |
to cover or wrap; shroud. |
| envelop |
to cover, wrap, enclose, or surround. |
| fold1 |
to bend, twine, or wrap (usu. fol. by "about", "around," or the like). [2/16 definitions] |
| gift-wrap |
to wrap (something) with decorative ribbons and paper for a gift. [2 definitions] |
| lap2 |
to wrap or wind around something. [1/10 definitions] |
| muffle |
to wrap or cover, as for warmth, protection, or privacy (often fol. by "up"). [2/5 definitions] |
| paper |
to cover or wrap with paper. [1/12 definitions] |
| pashmina |
a garment or fabric made from pashm, esp. a scarf, shawl, or wrap. [1/2 definitions] |
| poncho |
a wrap resembling a blanket with a hole in the center for the head. [1/2 definitions] |
| prepackage |
to wrap or pack (goods) in advance before distribution for retail sale. |
| prewrap |
combined form of wrap. |
| rewrap |
combined form of wrap. |
| roll |
to wrap; envelope. [1/32 definitions] |
| scarf1 |
to decorate or wrap with a scarf or other loose covering. [1/2 definitions] |
| sheet1 |
to wrap in, supply with, or cover with a sheet. [1/6 definitions] |
| shroud |
a wrap for a corpse; winding sheet. [1/6 definitions] |
| swaddle |
to wrap (an infant) tightly in cloths or blankets. [2/3 definitions] |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, esp. with a wrapping material or bands. [2/4 definitions] |
| tetherball |
a game, usu. played by two people, in which a ball suspended by a cord from a post is hit with the hand or a paddle, the object being to wrap the cord fully around the post. |
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