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Main Entry:
bind [bahynd]
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: 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
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