to shrink-wrap

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Definition of to shrink-wrap in English English dictionary

The wrapping around an item that has been shrink-wrapped

To apply shrink-wrap to an item

We spent all day shrink-wrapping boxes and now my feet hurt.

A plastic film that is used to protect an item and which during application contracts so it tightly enclose it

{i} thin plastic that is wrapped around objects and shrunk with heat to fit them more tightly

{f} wrap tightly with thick plastic (often by using a heating device that shrinks the plastic to fit the object being wrapped exactly)