rap⁵ or wrap /rap/ (Aust)

(usu with up) to boost, commend, praise highly

A boost, acclamation, high praise

wrap¹ /rap/

1. To fold (something) round something
2. To enfold, envelop, clothe, cover or swathe (in something; often with up)
3. To pack in paper for posting or presentation
4. To roll or fold together (old)
5. To embrace (literary)
6. To hide, obscure
7. To involve or entangle (obsolete)
8. (with in) to absorb or engross
9. (with round) to crash (a vehicle) into (a tree, lamp post, etc; informal)

1. To wind, twine or lap (with round, etc)
2. (with up) to put on a wrap, cloak, etc
3. To dress warmly
4. To finish filming or recording (cinematography, TV)

1. A shawl or stole for the shoulders
2. An outdoor garment (old)
3. A light dressing-gown or bathrobe
4. A protective covering or material for this, a wrapper, wrapping
5. A wraparound (printing)
6. A single turn or fold round (old)
7. (in pl) secrecy, concealment (informal)
8. The completion of filming or recording, or the end of a session of filming or recording (cinematography, TV)
9. A snack consisting of a flatbread, such as a tortilla, rolled around a filling
10. The flatbread itself
11. A bag containing a small quantity of a drug, esp heroin

wrappˈage noun

1. The act of wrapping
2. Covering
3. Wrapping materials

wrappˈer noun

1. Someone who or something that wraps
2. Formerly, a loose outer garment for a woman
3. A loose paper book cover, a dust jacket
4. A paper band, eg put round a newspaper for posting
5. A paper or Cellophane cover for a sweet, packet, etc
6. A high quality tobacco leaf encasing a cigar

To cover with a wrapper

wrappˈing noun

(often in pl) any of various types of cover, wrapper or packing material

wrapˈaround noun

1. A wraparound skirt, blouse, dress, etc (also wrapˈround)
2. On a visual display unit, the automatic division of input into lines, whereby a new line is started as the last character position on the previous line is occupied
3. (also wrapˈround) a plate of flexible material, such as plastic, rubber or metal that wraps round a cylindrical plate (printing)
4. (also wrapˈround) a separately printed sheet that is wrapped round a gathering for binding (printing)
5. (also wrapˈround) a strip advertising a special offer, etc, wrapped round the dust cover of a book, etc

adjective

1. (of a blouse, skirt, dress, etc) designed so as to be wrapped round the body with one edge overlapping the other, and tied, tucked in, etc rather than fastened by a zip, row of buttons, etc (also wrapˈover or wrapˈround)
2. (of a windscreen, bumper, etc) curving round from the front to the sides (also wrapˈround)
3. (of sunglasses) with a frame and lenses curving around the head from the front to the side

wrapˈover noun

A wraparound skirt or other garment

wrap party noun

A party held to celebrate the completion of filming or recording (cinematography, TV)

wrapping paper noun

Paper, either strong and coarse, or decorative, for wrapping parcels

wrapˈ-rasˈcal noun (humorous)

A loose greatcoat worn in the 18c

wrapround see wraparound above.

keep under wraps (informal)

To keep secret, conceal

take the wraps off (informal)

To reveal, disclose

wrapped up in

1. Bound up in
2. Comprised in
3. Engrossed in, devoted to

wrap up (slang)

1. To settle completely
2. To have completely in hand
3. To stop talking (often as imperative)

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