wraps

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of wrap.

   The deli is known for its fresh wraps and crisp salads.

   Several silk wraps hung neatly on the boutique rack.

   Note

   One spelling does two jobs. The same -s ending marks this plural noun and the present-tense verb, so the sentence around it decides which is meant: fresh wraps on a menu, or a vine that wraps a trellis. One older use lived mainly in the plural. Wraps were the outer garments a rider or traveler put on for protection, a sense now archaic.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of wrap.

   The vine wraps itself around the trellis as it grows.

   The nurse wraps the injured ankle in an elastic bandage.

   Note

   Its everyday work is enclosing or coiling, as with paper round a gift or a vine round a trellis. Two trade uses share the same form. On a film set it can stand without an object: the production wraps next week, meaning shooting ends. On screen, an editor wraps long lines of text onto the next line. The noun with the same spelling is untangled under the plural noun.

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