Envelop vs Wrap - What's the difference?
envelop | wrap |
To surround or enclose.
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To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
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(figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
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(transitive, or, intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.
(entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
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As a verb envelop
is to surround or enclose.As a noun wrap is
wrap (food).envelop
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Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (obsolete) * (l)Verb
(en verb)- (b ) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.
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See also
* envelope ----wrap
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Verb
- A snake wraps itself around its prey.
- Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
- wise poets that wrap truth in tales
- To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten.