wrap

wrap1 [ ræp ] verb transitive **

wrap or wrap up to cover something by putting something such as paper or cloth around it:

Keep the cheeses fresh by wrapping each one individually.

wrap something (up) in something: We decided to wrap the dogs up in blankets.

`wrap ,round or `wrap a,round phrasal verb transitive

wrap something around/round something to put something around something else:

Each cake has a bright red ribbon wrapped round it.

He grabbed a towel to wrap round his waist.

We see couples with their arms wrapped round each other.

,wrap `up phrasal verb

1. ) transitive same as WRAP1:

We've just finished wrapping up Susie's birthday present.

2. ) intransitive or transitive to wear enough clothes to keep you warm:

I could hear my mother telling me to wrap up warm.

a ) transitive to put warm clothes on a child:

Keep the baby well wrapped up in the early weeks.

3. ) intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to finish something:

Each meeting is wrapped up with a speech from the manager.

4. ) transitive INFORMAL to achieve something such as a victory or an agreement:

Negotiators are confident they can wrap up a deal soon.

be wrapped up in something

to spend so much time doing something or thinking about it that you do not notice anything else:

She's so wrapped up in herself that she rarely calls me.

wrap

wrap 2 [ ræp ] noun

1. ) uncount plastic or paper that you use for covering something:

Cover each dish with plastic wrap.

2. ) count a piece of cloth that a woman wears around her waist as a skirt or around her shoulders as a SHAWL

it's/that's a wrap VERY INFORMAL

used for showing that you have finished something

keep something under wraps INFORMAL

to keep something secret

take/pull the wraps off something INFORMAL

to show or tell people something that has been kept secret