shrink-wrapnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈʃrɪŋk.ræp/us/ˈʃrɪŋk.ræp/a thin, transparent plastic material that tightly covers the thing that it is wrapped around, used for protecting goods when they are being transported or sold
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Plastics & rubber
- Bakelite
- Bubble Wrap
- Cellophane
- celluloid
- cling film
- foam rubber
- Formica
- injection moulding
- latex
- Lucite
- polyethylene
- polypropylene
- polystyrene
- polythene
- polyurethane
- Styrofoam
- Teflon
- thermoplastic
- thermosetting
- vinyl
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Wrapping, packing and loading
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verb [ T ] ukus
A lot of the fresh food sold in supermarkets is shrink-wrapped.