shrink-wrap

[ shringk-rap ]

verb (used with object)

, shrink-wrapped, shrink-wrap·ping.

1. 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

1. the plastic film used to shrink-wrap something.

shrink-wrap

verb

1. tr to package (a product) in a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal it

Word History and Origins

Origin of shrink-wrap¹

First recorded in 1965–70