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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wrap up vb (adverb)- (transitive) to fold paper around
- to put warm clothes on
- (usually imperative) slang to be silent
- (transitive) informal to settle the final details of
- to make a summary of
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈwrap-ˌup, n. [countable]- a final report;
summary:a wrap-up of the latest news stories. - the final part;
end:a wrap-up of the election campaign.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wrap /ræp/USA pronunciation v., wrapped or wrapt, wrap•ping, n. v. - to enclose or cover in something wound or folded about:[~ + object + on/around + object]He wrapped a bandage around his finger.
- to enclose and make fast within a covering, as of paper:[~ + object]She wrapped the gifts and put them under the Christmas tree.
- to wind or fold (something) around as a covering:[~ + object]to wrap wax paper around the leftovers.
- to surround, envelop, or hide:[~ + object]He wrapped her in his arms.
- wrap up, [~ + up + object] to finish work on;
conclude:to wrap up doing the tax returns. - [~ + object] to give a summary of:The announcer wrapped up the day's news.
- to wear warm clothes (on oneself): [no object]Be sure to wrap up before you go out in the cold.[~ + object + up]He wrapped them up in their winter coats.
n. [countable] - Clothingsomething, as a shawl, to be wrapped around a person, esp. for warmth.
adj. [before a noun] - ClothingAlso, wrapped. wraparound in style:a wrap skirt.
Idioms- Idioms, Informal Terms under wraps, [Informal.]secret:They managed to keep the project under wraps.
- Idioms wrapped up in, deeply absorbed in or devoted to:He's all wrapped up in this latest project.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wrap-up (rap′up′),USA pronunciation n. - a final report or summary:a wrap-up of the evening news.
- the conclusion or final result:the wrap-up of the election campaign.
- British Terms[Australian Slang.]an enthusiastic recommendation or flattering account.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase wrap up 1950–55
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wrap (rap),USA pronunciation v., wrapped or wrapt, wrap•ping, n., adj. v.t. - to enclose in something wound or folded about (often fol. by up):She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- to enclose and make fast (an article, bundle, etc.) within a covering of paper or the like (often fol. by up):He wrapped the package up in brown paper.
- to wind, fold, or bind (something) about as a covering.
- to protect with coverings, outer garments, etc. (usually fol. by up).
- Clothingto cover (fingernails) with a sheer silk or linen fabric, as to repair or strengthen them.
- to surround, envelop, shroud, or hide.
- to fold or roll up.
- Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]to finish the filming of (a motion picture).
v.i. - to wrap oneself (usually fol. by up).
- to become wrapped, as about something;
fold. - Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]to complete the filming of a motion picture:We hope to wrap in time for Christmas.
- wrapped up in:
- intensely absorbed in:wrapped up in one's work.
- involved in;
bound up with:Peace is wrapped up in willingness to compromise.
- wrap up, to conclude;
finish work on:to wrap up a project. n. - Clothingsomething to be wrapped about the person, esp. in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater:an evening wrap.
- Clothinga beauty treatment in which a part or all of the body is covered with cream, lotion, herbs, or the like and then wrapped snugly with cloth.
- Clothinga sheer silk or linen fabric glued to the fingernails to repair or strengthen them.
- Fooda piece of thin, flat bread wrapped around a filling and eaten as a sandwich.
- Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]
- the completion of photography on a film or an individual scene.
- the termination of a working day during the shooting of a film.
- Informal Terms under wraps, secret:The army wants this research project kept under wraps.
adj. - Clothingwraparound in style:a wrap skirt.
- 1275–1325; Middle English (verb, verbal), of obscure origin, originally; compare dialect, dialectal Danish vravle to wind
wrap, + v.t. - Clothingto cover (fingernails) with a sheer silk or linen fabric, as to repair or strengthen them.
n. - Clothinga sheer silk or linen fabric used to cover the fingernails in order to repair or strengthen them.
- a piece of thin, flat bread rolled around a filling and eaten as a sandwich.
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