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wrap
(răp)v. wrapped or wrapt (răpt), wrap·ping, wraps
v.tr.
1. To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection: She wrapped her fur coat closely about herself.
2. To cover, envelop, or encase, as by folding or coiling something about: wrapped my head in a scarf.
3. To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten: wrap a package; wrapped up the peelings.
4. To clasp, fold, or coil about something: She wrapped her arms about his neck.
5. To move (text that will not fit on a line) automatically to the following line.
6. To envelop and obscure: Fog wrapped the city.
7. To surround or involve in a specified quality or atmosphere: The plan was wrapped in secrecy.
8. To engross: She was wrapped in thought.
v.intr.
1. To coil or twist about or around something: The flag wrapped around the pole.
2. To be moved automatically to the following line upon reaching a margin. Used of text.
3. To put on warm clothing. Usually used with up.
4. To conclude filming: The movie is scheduled to wrap next week.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. A garment to be wrapped or folded about a person, especially an outer garment such as a robe, cloak, shawl, or coat.
2. A blanket.
3. A wrapping or wrapper.
4. A flatbread, such as a tortilla or lavash, rolled around a filling. Also called roll-up.
5. The completion of filming on a movie.
wrap up
Idioms: 1. To bring to a conclusion; settle finally or successfully: wrap up a business deal.
2. To summarize; recapitulate.
under wraps Informal
Secret or concealed: "The news was kept under wraps for the three-day weekend" (Boston Globe).
wrapped up in
1. Completely immersed or absorbed in: She is wrapped up in her studies.
2. Involved in: They were wrapped up in criminal activities.
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wrap up
vb (adverb)
1. (Commerce) (tr) to fold paper around
2. (Clothing & Fashion) to put warm clothes on
3. (usually imperative) slang to be silent
4. (tr) informal
a. to settle the final details of
b. to make a summary of
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| Verb | 1. | wrap up - arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" do up - wrap for decorative purposes; "The gift was done up in pretty red paper" parcel - make into a wrapped container cere - wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse" shrinkwrap - wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling; "shrinkwrap the CDs" gift-wrap - wrap (a gift) attractively shroud - wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| 2. | wrap up - finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" complete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" cap off - finish or complete, as with some decisive action; "he capped off the meeting with a radical proposal" | |
| 3. | wrap up - form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner" roll up, roll - show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface | |
| 4. | wrap up - clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" |
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wrap
verb1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:
wrap up
1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:
3. To bring or come to a natural or proper end:
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Translations
يَرْتَدي بصورةٍ دافِئَهيُغَلِّفُ
obalit
klæde ... varmt påpakke ind
kääriä johonkin
umotati
bebugyolálmelegen öltözködik
dúîa
包む
돌돌 말다
slå in
ห่อ
paketlemeksıkıca giyinmek
bọc
w>wrap up
vt sep
(lit, fig) → einpacken, einwickeln, verpacken
vi
(inf, = be quiet) → den Mund halten (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wrap
(rӕp) – past tense, past participle wrapped – verb1. to roll or fold (round something or someone). He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.
2. to cover by folding or winding something round. She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.
noun a warm covering to put over one's shoulders.
ˈwrapper noun a paper cover for a sweet, packet of cigarettes etc. a sweet-wrapper.
ˈwrapping noun something used to wrap or pack something in. Christmas wrappings.
wrapped up in giving all one's attention to. She's very wrapped up in her work these days.
wrap up to dress warmly. You have to wrap up well if you visit England in winter; Wrap the child up well.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
wrap up
→ يُغَلِّفُ obalit pakke ind einwickeln τυλίγω envolver kääriä johonkin emballer umotati incartare 包む 돌돌 말다 verpakken pakke (inn) obwinąć embrulhar заворачивать slå in ห่อ paketlemek bọc 包起来Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009