| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
Antonyms: |
free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | box |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place in square or rectangular container |
Synonyms: |
case, confine, crate, encase, pack, package, wrap |
Antonyms: |
unbox |
| Main Entry: | cocoon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect with covering |
Synonyms: |
cushion, encase, envelop, insulate, pad, swaddle, swathe, truss, wrap |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wrap, hide |
Synonyms: |
blanket, board up, bury, bush up, cache, camouflage, canopy, cap, carpet, cloak, clothe, coat, conceal, cover up, crown, curtain, daub, disguise, do on the sly, dress, eclipse, encase, enclose, enfold, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, hood, house, invest, layer, mantle, mask, obscure, overcast, overlay, overspread, protect, put on, screen, secrete, set on, shade, shield, shroud, stash, superimpose, superpose, surface, veil |
Antonyms: |
lay bare, lay out, reveal, uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | enclose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put inside, surround |
Synonyms: |
block off, blockade, bound, box up, cage, circle, circumscribe, close in, confine, coop, corral, cover, encase, encircle, encompass, enfold, enshroud, environ, fence, fence off, hedge, hem in, imbue, immure, implant, impound, imprison, include, induct, insert, intern, jail, limit, lock in, lock up, mew, mure, pen, restrict, set apart, shut in, veil, wall in, wrap |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, release, unloose |
| Main Entry: | enfold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embrace, hug |
Synonyms: |
bear hug, cinch, clasp, clinch, clutch, cover, drape, encase, enclose, encompass, enshroud, envelop, envelope, enwrap, fold, girdle, grab, hold, invest, press, shroud, squeeze, surround, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
let go |
| Main Entry: | frame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build |
Synonyms: |
assemble, back, border, constitute, construct, encase, enclose, erect, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, institute, invent, lath, make, manufacture, mat, model, mold, mount, panel, produce, put together, raise, set up, shingle |
Antonyms: |
destroy, raze |
| Main Entry: | wrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surround with a covering |
Synonyms: |
absorb, bandage, bind, bundle, bundle up, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape, encase, encircle, enclose, enfold, envelop, fold, gift-wrap, hide, immerse, invest, mask, muffle, pack, package, protect, roll up, sheathe, shelter, shroud, swaddle, swathe, twine, veil, wind |
| Notes: | rap (noun) is a reproach for some lapse or misdeed - (verb) strike sharply and swiftly; a wrap (noun) is a cloak that is folded around a person - (verb) arrange or fold as a cover or protection to wrap is to enclose in a covering; to rap is to knock or tap on something, or create a rhythmic type of music |
Antonyms: |
uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | sheathe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | envelop |
Synonyms: |
cover, encase, enclose, surround, wrap |
| Main Entry: | infold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wrap |
Synonyms: |
absorb, bandage, bind*, bundle, bundle up, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape, encase, encircle, enclose, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, fold, gift-wrap, hide, immerse, invest, mask, muffle, pack, package, protect, roll, roll up, sheathe, shelter, shroud, swaddle, swathe, twine, veil, wind, wrap up |