saran-wrap

saran-wrap is the alternative letter-case form of Saran Wrap.

Meaning of Saran Wrap

Saran Wrap (uncountable)

(US) A thin, clear, self-clinging plastic film that is used to wrap food, etc.
- In the kitchen, many dishes, covered for the moment with Saran Wrap, were laid out along the main table.2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 84
Synonyms:

plastic wrap, cling wrap, food wrap, cling film, glad wrap

saran-wrap (third-person singular simple present saran-wraps, present participle saran-wrapping, simple past and past participle saran-wrapped)

(transitive) To cover with Saran Wrap or a similar plastic covering.
- Knowing that his sister Dianne was coming in two weeks, he saran-wrapped the tapioca and put it in the freezer for her. This is true sibling devotion. Last year, he put books in her bed, saran-wrapped the toilet seat and put a note on the ceiling above the seat saying "Someone up here watching you."2010, Marilyn Mccullough, One Brick Loose - Not Missing, But Who Cares?

Noun
plural	saran-wraps
Verb
third-person singular present	saran-wraps
present participle	saran-wrapping
past participle	saran-wrapped
past	saran-wrapped

What does saran-wrap mean?: Saran-wrap means to cover with Saran Wrap or a similar plastic covering.
What is saran-wrap the alternative letter-case form of?: Saran-wrap is the alternative letter-case form of Saran Wrap.
What part of speech is saran-wrap?: Saran-wrap is a verb.
What is the past tense of saran-wrap?: The past tense of saran-wrap is saran-wrapped.

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