Wraparound

//ˈɹæp.ə.ɹaʊnd// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A garment that is wrapped around the body and tied. countable
  2. 2
    a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around wordnet
  3. 3
    A label or advertising display that wraps around a container. countable
  4. 4
    A segment where material featuring one person (such as a reporter) is introduced and concluded by another person. countable
  5. 5
    An extension to a property that combines side and rear additions. attributive, countable, often
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  1. 6
    Synonym of wraparound mortgage. countable
  2. 7
    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. countable, uncountable

    "See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wrapping"

  3. 8
    The wrapping of numerical values in case of underflow or overflow. countable, uncountable

    "The addition of integers is unchecked, so wraparound occurs if the resulting value is beyond the representable range."

  4. 9
    An attempt to score by reaching around the side of the net from behind. countable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Designed to be wrapped around the body and tied. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Extending around a corner or bend. not-comparable, usually
  3. 3
    Serving to surround or bookend something else. not-comparable

    "Ushers announced movie showtimes from the moment the A picture started because the wraparound material was simply not the main attraction."

Example

More examples

"Tom wore wraparound sunglasses."

Etymology

From wrap + around.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.