To wrap something means to cover it completely by folding paper, cloth, or other material around it. When you wrap a birthday present, you fold colorful paper around the box and tape it closed so the gift stays hidden until someone opens it. Parents wrap sandwiches in foil to keep them fresh for lunch. A wrapped gift creates anticipation and surprise because you can't see what's inside.

The word also means to wind or coil something around an object. You might wrap a scarf around your neck on a cold day, or wrap a bandage around a scraped knee. Vines wrap themselves around fence posts as they grow upward toward sunlight.

When someone says “let's wrap this up,” they mean it's time to finish what you're doing. A teacher might wrap up the lesson by reviewing the main points before dismissal. In moviemaking, when the director yells “that's a wrap,” it means filming is complete for the day or for the entire movie.

As a noun, a wrap can be a covering or a piece of clothing you wrap around yourself, like a shawl. The word wrapper refers to the material used for wrapping, like the paper around a candy bar or the plastic around a straw.