shrink-wrap
[ shringk-rap ]
verb (used with object),shrink-wrapped, shrink-wrap·ping.
to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
noun
the plastic film used to shrink-wrap something.
Origin of shrink-wrap
1First recorded in 1965–70
- Also shrinkwrap, shrink-pack, shrink·pack [shringk-pak]. /ˈʃrɪŋkˌpæk/.
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How to use shrink-wrap in a sentence
The models, standing in two lines completely still, looked like they were behind shrink wrap.
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British Dictionary definitions for shrink-wrap
shrink-wrap
verb-wraps, -wrapping or -wrapped
(tr) to package (a product) in a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal it
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