shrink-wrap /(shrĭṉk"răp)/

shrink·-wrap

shrink-wrap

v. t.

imp. & p. p. shrink-wrapped; p. pr. & vb. n. shrink"wrapping

  1. 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.

shrink-wrap

n.
  1. 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.