SHRINK-WRAP (shrink-wrapped, shrink-wrapping)

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Irregular inflected forms: shrink-wrapped    , shrink-wrapping   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shrink-wrap mean? 

• SHRINK-WRAP (noun)
  The noun SHRINK-WRAP has 1 sense:

1. the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something

  Familiarity information: SHRINK-WRAP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHRINK-WRAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shrink-wrap" is a kind of...):

film; plastic film (a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things)

 Context examples 

The new plastic surface—a treated form of conventional transparent wrap—can be shrink-wrapped onto door handles, railings, IV stands and other surfaces that can be magnets for bacteria such as MRSA and C. difficile.

(Scientists Create Superbug-Resistant Self-Cleaning Surface, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)