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wraparound

/ˈɹæp.ə.ɹaʊnd/

wraparound adjective: designed to be wrapped around the body and tied.

Adjective

wraparound (not comparable)

  1. Designed to be wrapped around the body and tied.
  2. (usually, sunglasses and eyeglasses lenses) Extending around a corner or bend.
  3. Serving to surround or bookend something else.
    • Ushers announced movie showtimes from the moment the A picture started because the wraparound material was simply not the main attraction.1999, Thomas Schatz, Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s, page 397

Noun

wraparound (countable and uncountable, plural wraparounds)

  1. (countable) A garment that is wrapped around the body and tied.
  2. (countable) A label or advertising display that wraps around a container.
  3. (countable) A segment where material featuring one person (such as a reporter) is introduced and concluded by another person.
  4. (attributive, countable, often) An extension to a property that combines side and rear additions.
  5. (countable) Synonym of wraparound mortgage.
  6. Word wrap, the word processing feature that moves text to the beginning of the next line if it will not fit at the end of the current line.
    • See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wrapping
  7. The wrapping of numerical values in case of underflow or overflow.
    • The addition of integers is unchecked, so wraparound occurs if the resulting value is beyond the representable range.
  8. (countable) An attempt to score by reaching around the side of the net from behind.

Examples of wraparound in a sentence

  • During this period, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold Hooverettes, which were inexpensive, simple, wraparound dresses.
  • Built-in ringlight flash provides virtually shadowless, wraparound illumination for inaccessible or elusive subjects.
  • In one, Burt’s shattered wraparound shades poked out.

All 11 example sentences with wraparound

Synonyms of wraparound

Forms of wraparound

Adjective
alternative formwrap-around
Noun
pluralwraparounds

Origin of wraparound

From wrap + around.

Words formed from wraparound

Phrases with wraparound

Questions about wraparound

What does wraparound mean?
Wraparound means designed to be wrapped around the body and tied.
What part of speech is wraparound?
Wraparound can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce wraparound?
Wraparound is pronounced /ˈɹæp.ə.ɹaʊnd/.

Words near wraparound in the dictionary

  1. wrap up
  2. wrap-around
  3. wrap-round
  4. wrap-up
  5. wrap-ups
  6. wraparound
  7. wraparound care
  8. wraparound childcare
  9. wraparound host
  10. wraparound hosts
  11. wraparound mortgage

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