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My DVD cellophane was put on by a psychiatrist. It was shrink-wrapped.
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Meaning of "shrink-wrapped" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHRINK-WRAPPED

shrink-wrapped  [ˈʃrɪŋkˌræpt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHRINK-WRAPPED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shrink-Wrapped is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHRINK-WRAPPED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shrink-wrapped

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-wrapped in the English dictionary

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

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHRINK-WRAPPED


booby-trapped
ˈbuːbɪtræpt
crapped
kræpt
enrapt
ɪnˈræpt
enwrapped
ɪnˈræpt
giftwrapped
ˈɡɪftræpt
inwrapped
ɪnˈræpt
mousetrapped
ˈmaʊsˌtræpt
rapped
ræpt
rapt
ræpt
scrapped
skræpt
strapped
stræpt
trapped
træpt
untrapped
ʌnˈtræpt
wrapped
ræpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHRINK-WRAPPED

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHRINK-WRAPPED

capped
cash-strapped
clapped
gapped
handicapped
happed
kidnapped
lapped
mapped
mentally handicapped
overlapped
recapped
slapped
snapped
stopped
swapped
tapped
uncapped
untapped
unwrapped
zapped

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shrink-wrapped» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHRINK-WRAPPED

Find out the translation of shrink-wrapped to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shrink-wrapped 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-wrapped» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收缩包装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encogido
570 millions of speakers

English

shrink-wrapped
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हटना लिपटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتقلص الملفوفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упаковали
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

devidamente embalados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্কুচিত আবৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

filmé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengecut-dibungkus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eingeschweißt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

収縮包装された
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수축 포장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuda-mbungkus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thu nhỏ bọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருக்கமாக மடிக்கப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकुंचित-लपेटणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büzülme sarılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retraibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foliowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

упакували
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împachetat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συρρικνωθεί - τυλιγμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krimp - toegedraai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krympplast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krympe - innpakket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shrink-wrapped

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRINK-WRAPPED»

The term «shrink-wrapped» is regularly used and occupies the 90.432 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRINK-WRAPPED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shrink-wrapped» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shrink-wrapped» 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-wrapped

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QUOTES WITH «SHRINK-WRAPPED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shrink-wrapped.
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Tim Vine
My DVD cellophane was put on by a psychiatrist. It was shrink-wrapped.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHRINK-WRAPPED»

Discover the use of shrink-wrapped in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shrink-wrapped and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tales from the Therapy Room: Shrink-Wrapped
These are much more than just engaging stories – Phil Lapworth draws on over 25 years of clinical experience to show how the student can integrate theory into real practice with real clients.
Phil Lapworth, 2011
2
The Shrink Wrapped Armor of God
This book is a collection of the wisdom gained from 30 years of working as a Christian counselor.
Kathy Barton, Kathy Barton
3
Shrink-Wrapped
SHRINK-WRAPPED. Copyright © 2014 P. J. Schock. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information ...
P. J. Schock, 2014
4
Design Secrets: Packaging: 50 Real-Life Projects Uncovered
Cmtom Chp corrugate board A Common ctomsrie* B Shrink wrapped la Custom Crap / comjgale board - A. Common damsftaB B. Shrink wrapped Custom Chip .< comjQatot A Common clamshell B Shrink wrapped iciBackj. Custom Cnp i ...
Catharine Fishel, 2005
5
Webster's for Students Dictionary/Thesaurus Shrink-Wrapped Set
Best-selling Dictionary and Thesaurus at a Value Price. Our best-selling elementary level dictionary and thesaurus are now available as a shrink-wrapped set.
Inc. Merriam-Webster, 2010
6
Building AS/400 Client/Server Solutions Using Shrink-Wrapped ...
Each chapter describes what applications the productfamily will facilitate; provides background informationon the product family in a client/server environment;offers an example of a client/server application(including code detail where ...
Kris Neely, Jim Hoopes, Brian Singleton, 1997
7
Webster's American English Dictionary/Thesaurus ...
Language Basics in a Two-Book set This two volume shrink-wrapped set offers up-to-date information, presented in clear, concise language. It is a portable, affordable refrence and is ideal for use at home, at school, and in the office.
Merriam-Webster, 2011
8
An Unprogrammed Life: Adventures of an Incurable Entrepreneur
Shrink-Wrapped. Success. One of the science magazines back then had an article about something called autostereograms, a kind of 3D optical illusion created with printed 2D images. Stereograms were a big hit back in the nineteenth ...
William Hiroyuki Saito, 2011
9
Cold Comfort: Life at the Top of the Map
I had witnessed dozens of products I didn't need — all attractively packaged — but the one thing I didn't need most had left me numb with wonder. In the back room, back by the nesting cook kits and miniature stoves, I saw ... a shrink- wrapped ...
Barton Sutter, 2000
10
Advances in Computers: Emerging Technologies
The international software industry grew slowly in revenues for commercially shrink-wrapped software from about zero in 1964, to $2 billion per year in 1979, and $50 billion by 1990 [10]. It is important to note that the custom, non- commercially ...
Marvin Zelkowitz, 2009

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shrink-wrapped is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Police removed American Psycho from Australian bookstore …
In Australia, books with mature content can only be sold in shrink-wrapped plastic (presumably so minors don't flip through them by accident). American Psycho ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Disney's Tomorrowland Is Shrink-Wrapped Self-Promotion; Güeros …
Tomorrowland suggests a Disney-company fire sale. Nothing is sacred in the corporation's aim to own audiences' imaginations by endlessly recycling its brands ... «National Review Online, May 15»
3
Willie the dog 'like skin shrink-wrapped around a skeleton' when he …
The owner of a “skeletal” dog who died an agonising death was banned from keeping animals for five years today. Liverpool Magistrates' Court heard the tragic ... «Liverpool Echo, May 15»
4
Anna Murphy: Power dressing is now shrink-wrapped
Does fashion have a part to play in politics? Of course it does. It would be disingenuous to claim otherwise. Does it matter more for women in politics than for ... «The Times, Apr 15»
5
Shrink-wrapped construction
The large white bag you may have seen surrounding an apartment complex being constructed on Rowcliffe Avenue on the Central Green site. «Castanet.net, Mar 15»
6
WaPo CMS 'Long Way From Shrink-Wrapped'
The Washington Post is testing the waters that its new content management system might be usable by other newspapers. Shailesh Prakash, its VP of ... «NetNewsCheck.com, Jan 15»
7
Suspected theft SHRINK-WRAPPED to street pole in Chile
Suspected theft SHRINK-WRAPPED to street pole in Chile. A gang of vigilante citizens have been filmed shrinking wrapping a suspected thief to a pole in Chile. «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
8
Alleged thief shrink-wrapped to street pole
November 28, 2014: A suspected thief in Chile was the subject of an embarrassing citizen's arrest, as police found the alleged bandit shrink-wrapped to a pole, ... «9news.com.au, Nov 14»
9
Damaged Historic Courthouse shrink-wrapped for the winter
Sheeting covers the Historic Courthouse in downtown Napa on Friday morning. The courthouse was damaged in the Aug. 24 earthquake. «Napa Valley Register, Oct 14»
10
Japanese Supermarket Sells Shrink-Wrapped Whole Suckling Pig
In the past few years, as American grocery stores have progressed to the point where even Walmart is selling locally-grown produce, it can be easy to forget that ... «Modern Farmer, Sep 14»

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