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wrap
[ rap ]
verb (used with object)
- to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed 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 followed 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 followed by up ).
- to 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.
- Movies, Television. to finish the filming of (a motion picture).
verb (used without object)
- to wrap oneself (usually followed by up ).
- to become wrapped, enclosed, packaged, or folded (usually followed by up ):
This hat wraps up into a pocket-size square—perfect for hiking and camping.
- Movies, Television. to complete the filming of a motion picture:
We hope to wrap in time for Christmas.
noun
- something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, such as a shawl:
an evening wrap.
- a 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.
- a sheer silk or linen fabric glued to the fingernails to repair or strengthen them.
- a flatbread wrapped around a filling and eaten as a sandwich.
- Movies, Television.
- the completion of photography on a film or an individual scene.
- the termination of a working day during the shooting of a film.
adjective
- wraparound in style:
a wrap skirt.
verb phrase
- to conclude; finish work on:
to wrap up a project.
wrap
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verb
- to fold or wind (paper, cloth, etc) around (a person or thing) so as to cover
- often foll by up to fold paper, etc, around to fasten securely
- to surround or conceal by surrounding
- to enclose, immerse, or absorb
wrapped in sorrow
- to fold, wind, or roll up
- intr; often foll by about, around, etc to be or become wound or extended
- to complete the filming of (a motion picture or television programme)
- informal.Also calledrap often foll by up to praise (someone)
noun
- a garment worn wrapped around the body, esp the shoulders, such as a shawl or cloak
- short for wrapround
- a type of sandwich consisting of a tortilla wrapped round a filling
- wrapping or a wrapper
- slang.a small package of an illegal drug in powder form
a wrap of heroin
- informal.Also calledrap a commendation
- the end of a working day during the filming of a motion picture or television programme
- the completion of filming of a motion picture or television programme
- keep under wrapsto keep secret
- take the wraps offto reveal
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٱ·ɰ verb (used without object) interwrapped interwrapping
- ·ɰ verb (used with object) prewrapped prewrapping
- ·ɰ noun
- ·ɰ verb rewrapped rewrapping
- ܲ··ɰ noun
- ܲ··ɰ verb (used with object) underwrapped underwrapping
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wrap1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wrap1
Idioms and Phrases
- under wraps, Informal. secret:
The army wants this research project kept under wraps.
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing wrap
In addition to the idiom beginning with wrap , also see twist (wrap) around one's finger ; under wraps .Example Sentences
The latest installment of “The White Lotus” comes to an end on Sunday and everyone is speculating about how the series will wrap up its loose ends, who will die and how.
In a crucial play with the game in the balance, Pollock wrapped up the dangerous Raka with a dominant tackle before forcing the winger to hold on and winning the decision at the breakdown.
"The best advice is that the snacks are kept frozen and in their foil wrappings until pilots are ready to consume them," he said.
They shouldn’t cede the traditions of this country, like the flag, the White House and democracy, to a tyrant like Trump just because he has wrapped himself in them.
Runner-up in last summer's Galway Plate and has finished second several times but only managed to wrap up one win from his past 27 races.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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