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PRONUNCIATION OF SHRINK-WRAP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHRINK-WRAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shrink-Wrap is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shrink-wrap in English.

WHAT DOES SHRINK-WRAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shrink-wrap

Shrink wrap

Shrink wrap, also shrink film, is a material made up of polymer plastic film. When heat is applied, it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering. Heat can be applied with a hand held heat gun or the product and film can pass through a heat tunnel on a conveyor.

Definition of shrink-wrap in the English dictionary

The definition of shrink-wrap in the dictionary is to package in a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal it.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHRINK-WRAP

PRESENT

Present
I shrink-wrap
you shrink-wrap
he/she/it shrink-wraps
we shrink-wrap
you shrink-wrap
they shrink-wrap
Present continuous
I am shrink-wrapping
you are shrink-wrapping
he/she/it is shrink-wrapping
we are shrink-wrapping
you are shrink-wrapping
they are shrink-wrapping
Present perfect
I have shrink-wrapped
you have shrink-wrapped
he/she/it has shrink-wrapped
we have shrink-wrapped
you have shrink-wrapped
they have shrink-wrapped
Present perfect continuous
I have been shrink-wrapping
you have been shrink-wrapping
he/she/it has been shrink-wrapping
we have been shrink-wrapping
you have been shrink-wrapping
they have been shrink-wrapping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I shrink-wrapped
you shrink-wrapped
he/she/it shrink-wrapped
we shrink-wrapped
you shrink-wrapped
they shrink-wrapped
Past continuous
I was shrink-wrapping
you were shrink-wrapping
he/she/it was shrink-wrapping
we were shrink-wrapping
you were shrink-wrapping
they were shrink-wrapping
Past perfect
I had shrink-wrapped
you had shrink-wrapped
he/she/it had shrink-wrapped
we had shrink-wrapped
you had shrink-wrapped
they had shrink-wrapped
Past perfect continuous
I had been shrink-wrapping
you had been shrink-wrapping
he/she/it had been shrink-wrapping
we had been shrink-wrapping
you had been shrink-wrapping
they had been shrink-wrapping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will shrink-wrap
you will shrink-wrap
he/she/it will shrink-wrap
we will shrink-wrap
you will shrink-wrap
they will shrink-wrap
Future continuous
I will be shrink-wrapping
you will be shrink-wrapping
he/she/it will be shrink-wrapping
we will be shrink-wrapping
you will be shrink-wrapping
they will be shrink-wrapping
Future perfect
I will have shrink-wrapped
you will have shrink-wrapped
he/she/it will have shrink-wrapped
we will have shrink-wrapped
you will have shrink-wrapped
they will have shrink-wrapped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shrink-wrapping
you will have been shrink-wrapping
he/she/it will have been shrink-wrapping
we will have been shrink-wrapping
you will have been shrink-wrapping
they will have been shrink-wrapping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would shrink-wrap
you would shrink-wrap
he/she/it would shrink-wrap
we would shrink-wrap
you would shrink-wrap
they would shrink-wrap
Conditional continuous
I would be shrink-wrapping
you would be shrink-wrapping
he/she/it would be shrink-wrapping
we would be shrink-wrapping
you would be shrink-wrapping
they would be shrink-wrapping
Conditional perfect
I would have shrink-wrap
you would have shrink-wrap
he/she/it would have shrink-wrap
we would have shrink-wrap
you would have shrink-wrap
they would have shrink-wrap
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shrink-wrapping
you would have been shrink-wrapping
he/she/it would have been shrink-wrapping
we would have been shrink-wrapping
you would have been shrink-wrapping
they would have been shrink-wrapping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shrink-wrap
we let´s shrink-wrap
you shrink-wrap
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shrink-wrap
Past participle
shrink-wrapped
Present Participle
shrink-wrapping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHRINK-WRAP

shrimp sauce
shrimper
shrimplike
shrimpy
shrinal
shrine
shrinelike
shrink
shrink fit
shrink wrap
shrink-wrapped
shrink-wrapping
shrinkable
shrinkage
shrinker
shrinking
shrinking violet
shrinkingly
shrinkpack
shritch

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHRINK-WRAP

backwrap
bathing wrap
bewrap
body wrap
bubble wrap
clickwrap
clingwrap
enwrap
food wrap
giftwrap
Gladwrap
inwrap
plastic wrap
prewrap
rewrap
Saran wrap
shrink wrap
unwrap
word wrap
wrap

Synonyms and antonyms of shrink-wrap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shrink-wrap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHRINK-WRAP

Find out the translation of shrink-wrap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shrink-wrap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shrink-wrap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拆封
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retractilado
570 millions of speakers

English

shrink-wrap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हटना लपेटो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتقلص التفاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Оберточное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encolher -wrap
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্কুচিত-মোড়ানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

emballer sous film plastique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengecut-balut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einschweißen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シュリンクラップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수축 포장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shrink-wrap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shrink-wrap
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருக்கி-மடக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोसळणे-लपेटणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paketten çıkan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cellofanare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shrink wrap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обгорткового
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laminată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shrink - wrap
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krimp -wrap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inplastning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krympe - wrap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shrink-wrap

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRINK-WRAP»

The term «shrink-wrap» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.482 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of shrink-wrap
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRINK-WRAP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shrink-wrap» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shrink-wrap» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shrink-wrap

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHRINK-WRAP»

Discover the use of shrink-wrap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shrink-wrap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cengage Advantage Books: Fundamentals of Business Law: ...
A shrink-wrap agreement (or shrink-wrap license) is an agreement whose terms are expressed inside a box in which the goods are packaged. (The term shrink- wrap refers to the plastic that covers the box.) Usually, the party who opens the ...
Roger Miller, 2012
2
Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law Today: The Essentials
Shrink-Wrap Agreements In many ways, click-on agreements are the Internet equivalents of shrink-wrap agreements (or shrink-wrap licenses, as they are sometimes called). A shrink-wrap agreement is an agreement whose terms are ...
Roger Miller, Gaylord Jentz, 2007
3
Shrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work
Based on the authors’ hugely popular blog and podcast series, this book is for patients and everyone else who is curious about how psychiatrists work.
Dinah Miller, Annette Hanson, Steven Roy Daviss, 2011
4
A Practical Guide to Software Licensing for Licensees and ...
Shrink-wrap licenses derive their name from the practice of containing them on ( or currently in) a shrink-wrap package that also contains the software and documentation. The license is visible through the cellophane packaging and usually ...
H. Ward Classen, 2007
5
Ultimate Boat Maintenance Projects
PROJECT 29* Boat Storage When: End of season or storage for an extended period of time Time: 1 hour Tools: Heat gun or Dr. Shrink propane heat torch Supplies: Boat shrink-wrap or tarp; tarp tie-downs Talent: ** Tab: $75-250, depending ...
Scott Smith
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Jet
"The Shrink Wrap System worked miracles! 78'/2" off my waist, 76" off my hips, all in only 8 months. Shrink Wrap even helped me to stop overeating and stop snacking. I lost 124 pounds! I'm a new woman!" Ms. Loretta Dene Fair Pontiac, Mich.
7
Intellectual Property Licensing: Forms and Analysis
2.03 Shrink-Wrap and Click-Wrap Agreements; Mass Market Licenses and Other Agreements Under UCITA [1] — Shrink-Wrap and Click- Wrap Agreements under the LCC and Common Law With the advent of mass-market software and ...
Edward A. Pisacreta, Seth H. Ostrow, Kenneth A. Adler
8
The Gift Basket Design Book, 2nd: Everything You Need to ...
Photographs in chapter 2 introduced you to the dynamic duo—the shrink wrap machine and heat gun.You also learned, however, that these aren't the only tools that will allowyou to shrink-wrap your gift baskets. Craft stores also sell shrink ...
Shirley George Frazier, 2008
9
Ebony
Lose 4-6 inches of bulging fat BEFORE we cash your check! Let the Shrink Wrap System1 reduce a combination of your waist and hips; NOW! Real People Lose Pounds and Inches! think how many pounds and inches you will lose quickly with  ...
10
Business Law Today: Comprehensive: Text and Cases
Roger Miller, Gaylord Jentz. Shrink-Wrap Agreement An agreement whose terms are expressed in a document located inside a box in which goods (usually software) are packaged; sometimes called a shrink-wrap license.
Roger Miller, Gaylord Jentz, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHRINK-WRAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shrink-wrap is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shrinkwrap Next Step For Bayville's Rt. 9 Dinosaur
Baeli said that a local marina has donated the materials and will shrink-wrap the dinosaur, sometime after July 4. Damage from the cracked neck and mouth, the ... «Micromedia Publications, Jun 15»
2
Shayne Looper: Don't shrink-wrap the truth
Shayne Looper. More Content Now. I suspect that if any of the “new atheists” were to describe to me the God they don't believe in, I would congratulate them for ... «Stockton Record, Mar 15»
3
China Shrink-Wrap Film Maker Joins Ranks Of World's Richest
Chen Dakui, the chairman of Zhongcheng Packing Material, has joined the ranks of the world's richest businesspeople following gains in the share price of his ... «Forbes, Mar 15»
4
Futuristic skintight spacesuits may shrink-wrap astronauts
Instead of the bulky-looking spacesuits that astronauts wear today, a group of MIT researchers want to "shrink-wrap" the spaceflyers of tomorrow. Current ... «Fox News, Oct 14»
5
The future of space suits could be in shrink wrap, not balloons
Rather than climbing into a huge suit, they would strap on this space “garment” like a onesie, and it would tighten itself around them like shrink-wrap. They only ... «Geek, Sep 14»
6
MIT 'shrink-wrap' tech makes a spacesuit sleeker
The bubble-head space suit is an icon, an emblem of great innovation and achieving big dreams. But it's also entirely too puffy for its own good. The gas ... «BetaBoston, Sep 14»
7
Strangers Get Shrink-Wrapped Together For Love
At the suggestion of Japanese artist Haruhiko Kawaguchi (known professionally as Photographer Hal), men and women from all walks of life in Tokyo were ... «Refinery29, May 14»
8
The 7-Day Shrink-Wrap
The shrink-wrap plan is primarily for losing subcutaneous water weight that's obscuring definition, so if your belly hangs over your waistband, it's going to take ... «Men's Fitness, Oct 13»
9
In NASA's Budget: Plans To 'Shrink-Wrap' An Asteroid
When President Obama released his 2014 budget for the federal government on Wednesday, much of it was spreadsheets and tables. But one corner of NASA's ... «NPR, Apr 13»
10
A lesson in packaging myths: Is shrink-wrap on a cucumber really …
In Why Shrink-wrap a Cucumber? The Complete Guide to Environmental Packaging, Stephen Aldridge and Laurel Miller unpack various myths to show how, ... «The Independent, Nov 12»

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