shrink-wrap
[ shringk-rap ]
/ ˈʃrɪŋkˌræp /
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.
Also
shrink·wrap,
shrink-pack,
shrink·pack
[shringk-pak] /ˈʃrɪŋkˌpæk/.
Origin of shrink-wrap
First recorded in 1965–70
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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