Definition of overwrap in English:
overwrap
verboverwrapping, overwrapped, overwraps əʊvəˈrap
[with object]Cover with a wrapping.
when the food is cold, overwrap it tightly with foil
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Then we overwrap the whole thing with cellophane,’ explains McCabe.
- The case packers apply a non-retentive glue to a corrugated flat and the bottles are placed upon the board and overwrapped.
- She found rolls of plastic material like the type used in big garbage bags, and started overwrapping every large toy and a selection of electronics items that were likely to be Christmas gifts.
nounPlural overwraps əʊvəˈrapəʊvəˈrap
An outer wrapping.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hot-melt glue is applied to the slipsheets to keep the bottles in place while an overwrap is shrunk to form a 12-pack bundle.
- Worse for some - for example, where you've got a plastic inner tray, a cardboard outer, with a cellophane overwrap, and several sticky price flash labels on it, strategically placed to catch your eye.
- An overwrap is fashioned over the trays and heated to 357 degrees for shrinkwrapping.
- It's ideal for cast or blown-film applications to produce bags, shrink wrap, or overwrap.
- Another method is to use tightly fitting overwraps to increase resistance to invasion.