parcel vs wrap

parcel and wrap both are nouns.

parcel and wrap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parcel	Yes	No	Yes	No
wrap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wrap is a hypernym of parcel; that is, wrap is a word with a broader meaning than parcel:

parcel: make into a wrapped container
wrap: arrange or fold as a cover or protection

Other hypernyms of parcel include wrap up.

parcel (noun)	wrap (noun)
the allotment of some amount by dividing something	cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
a wrapped container	the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together	a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
an extended area of land

parcel (verb)	wrap (verb)
make into a wrapped container	arrange or fold as a cover or protection
cover with strips of canvas	enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
divide into parts	arrange or coil around
	crash into so as to coil around

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