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Wrap vs Bund - What's the difference?

wrap | bund |

As nouns the difference between wrap and bund

is that wrap is wrap (food) while bund is alliance or bund can be a bunch.

As a proper noun bund is

confederation of german states.

wrap

English

Verb

  • 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.
    • A snake wraps itself around its prey.
  • * Bryant
    • Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
  • (figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
  • * Carew
    • wise poets that wrap truth in tales
  • (transitive, or, intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
    • To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "wrap")

    Synonyms

    * enfold

    Antonyms

    * unwrap

    Derived terms

    * wrap around and wrap-around * wrap around one's little finger * wrappable * wrapper * wrapping * wrap up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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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    bund

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (term), from (etyl).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A secondary enclosure, typically consisting of a wall or berm, which surrounds a tank or fluid-handling mechanism, intended to contain any spills or leaks.
    • The most important of these [secondary containment] provisions are bunds''', which are enclosures capable of holding liquids that may escape from the vessels and pipes within the '''bund wall. — Second progress report on the Buncefield investigation [http://www.buncefieldinvestigation.gov.uk/reports/report2.pdf]
  • (pond in which fish are stored for breeding).

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To provide berms or other secondary enclosures to guard against accidental fluid spills within.
    • Plant room floors are generally bunded and/or waterproofed to contain any leaks or spillages of liquids and fluids from faulty tanks, plant or pipe work. RIW Ltd. Waterproofing Products
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