kääriä — meaning in English

English meaning

• cradle noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
• enclose verb To surround an area with a wall, fence, or other barrier.
• involve verb To include something as a necessary part.
• roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
• swathe verb To wrap something tightly using a strip of cloth or bandage.
• wrap verb To cover something completely by folding material around it.
• wreathe verb To twist or coil something, especially into the shape of a wreath.

Senses

kääriä is used for these senses in English:

• cradle (transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
• enclose (transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
• involve To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.
• roll (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
• roll (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
• roll up (RPG, intransitive) To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game.
• swathe To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers
• tuck in (transitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.

cradle — full definition

1. noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
2. noun The place or time where something began and was nurtured early on.
3. verb To hold something gently and protectively, as if rocking a baby.

enclose — full definition

1. verb To surround an area with a wall, fence, or other barrier.
2. verb To put something inside an envelope or package along with the main contents.

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