shrink-wrapped

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From the verb shrink-wrap: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈshrink-ˌwrap,  v., -wrapped, -wrap•ping, n. 
v. [+ object]
  1. 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]
  1. the plastic film used to shrink-wrap something.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
shrink-wrap  (shringkrap′),USA pronunciation v., -wrapped, -wrap•ping, n. 
v.t. 
  1. 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. 
  1. the plastic film used to shrink-wrap something.
Also, shrinkwrap′, shrink-pack, shrink•pack  (shringkpak′).USA pronunciation 
  • 1965–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shrink-wrap ( -wraps, -wrapping, -wrapped)
  1. (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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