wrap around
To go around something to cover it or hold it.
Meanings
To fold, cover, or encircle something by placing one thing around another.
"She wrapped the scarf around her neck twice to keep out the cold."
To put one's arms or legs around another person, especially in a hug or embrace.
"He wrapped his arms around her and told her everything was going to be okay."
In computing or design: to continue from one edge to another, appearing on the opposite side when a boundary is reached.
"Set the text to wrap around the image so readers don't have to scroll past a large white space."
Used both literally (a scarf wrapping around a neck, arms wrapping around a person) and technically (in computing, where 'wrap around' describes text or display that continues from one edge to another). Very natural in everyday speech.
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