3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\ (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {shrink-wrapped} or {shrink"wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {shrink"wrapping} or {shrink"-wrapping}.] to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a transparent sheet of plastic material that is shrunken to a tight-fitting wrapping by the application of heat. [PJC] shrink-wrap From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\, n. a type of plastic film, usually transparent, that shrinks upon application of heat, and may be used to form a wrapping around objects that fits tightly and closely follows the contours of the wrapped object; -- also called {shrink-pack}, {shrinkpack} or {shrink-wrapping}. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shrinkwrap v : wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling; "shrinkwrap the CDs"
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