- (transitive)
to package (a product) in a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal it
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ˈshrink-ˌwrap,
v., -wrapped, -wrap•ping, n.
v. [~ + object]
n. [uncountable]
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- to wrap and seal in a clear, flexible plastic film that, when it is exposed to heat, shrinks tightly around the thing it covers:The disks and book are shrink-wrapped and sold as one item.
n. [uncountable]
- the plastic film used to shrink-wrap something.
shrink-wrap
(shringk′rap′),USA pronunciation v., -wrapped, -wrap•ping, n.
v.t.
n.
v.t.
- 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.
n.
- the plastic film used to shrink-wrap something.
- 1965–70
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