{
    "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."
}