wrap

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.

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.
5. The completion of filming on a movie.

phrasal verb:

wrap up

1. To bring to a conclusion; settle finally or successfully: wrap up a business deal.
2. To summarize; recapitulate.

idioms:

under wraps Informal.

1. 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.

[Middle English wrappen.]

1. In motion picture or television production, conclusion of a day's shooting or conclusion of shooting (see shoot) for the entire production. The expression "It's a wrap" means that the shooting is finished and everybody connected with it can leave.

2. see bubble wrap.

3. see shrink wrap.

also wrap up

verb

1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages: enfold, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, roll, swaddle, swathe, wrap up. See put on/take off.
2. To put on warm clothes: bundle up, wrap up. See put on/take off.
3. To cover and tie (something), as with paper and string: do up, package. See put on/take off.
4. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure: cloak, clothe, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, shroud, veil. See show/hide.

phrasal verb - wrap up

1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages: enfold, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, roll, swaddle, swathe, wrap. See put on/take off.
2. To put on warm clothes: bundle up, wrap. See put on/take off.
3. To bring or come to a natural or proper end: close, complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish, terminate, wind up. See start/end.
4. To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of: abstract, epitomize, go over, recapitulate, review, run down, run through, summarize, sum up, synopsize. Informal recap. See thoughts.

noun

1. A garment wrapped about a person: cloak, shawl, stole. See put on/take off.
2. The material in which something is wrapped: wrapper, wrapping (also used in plural). See put on/take off.

Idioms beginning with wrap:
wrapped up in

In addition to the idiom beginning with wrap, also see twist (wrap) around one's finger; under wraps.

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v

Definition: surround with a covering
Antonyms: uncover, unwrap

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IN BRIEF: To wind or fold around something. Also: To cover with paper.

Wrap your coat tightly around yourself before you go out into the cold.

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "wrap" which means to wind or fold around something, is "rap" which means to knock loudly.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - pakke ind, hylle ind, svøbe ind, vikle ind
v. intr. - indhyllet
n. - svøb, dække, sjal, rejsetæppe

idioms:

• take the wraps off    afsløre, offentliggøre
• under wraps    mørklagt, hemmeligholdt
• wrap up    hold op, stop det

Nederlands (Dutch)
inpakken, omwikkelen, omslagdoek, verpakking

Français (French)
v. tr. - emballer, envelopper
v. intr. - enrouler/envelopper autour de, s'emmitoufler
n. - châle, étole, peignoir, emballage

idioms:

• take the wraps off    dévoiler qch
• under wraps    (garder qch) en secret
• wrap it up    ferme-la (excl)
• wrap up    s'emmitoufler, (GB) se taire, la fermer, (lit) faire envelopper (qch), emballer, (fig) conclure (un projet), régler (un projet), s'assurer (une victoire), ne s'occuper que de, être absorbé (dans, par), (fig) dissimuler (la vérité) (derrière)

Deutsch (German)
v. - einpacken, umwickeln, hüllen
n. - Umhängetuch, Packmaterial

idioms:

• take the wraps off    der Öffentlichkeit vorstellen
• under wraps    unter Verschluß
• wrap it up    etwas einwickeln
• wrap up    abschließen, sich warm einpacken, (Slang) den Mund halten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τυλίγω/-ομαι, περιβάλλω, καλύπτω, κάνω πακέτο, περιτυλίγω
n. - σκέπασμα, κουβέρτα, τύλιγμα, (ενδυμ.) φαρδύ ή ριχτό ρούχο, ρόμπα, σάλι, σάρπα

idioms:

• take the wraps off    αποκαλύπτω
• under wraps    μυστικό(ς)
• wrap up    τυλίγω, περιβάλλω, καλύπτω

Italiano (Italian)
avvolgere, imballare, scialle

idioms:

• take the wraps off    svelare
• under wraps    in segreto
• wrap up    concludere, imballare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enrolar, cobrir, ocultar
n. - agasalho (m)

idioms:

• take the wraps off    descobrir, revelar
• under wraps    em segredo
• wrap up    cobrir

Русский (Russian)
шаль, широкий шарф, палантин, пелерина, плед, верхняя одежда, обертка, упаковка, сдержанность, секретность, дуга обхвата, укутывать, обертывать, упаковывать, охватывать, обволакивать, скрывать, наматывать, обвиваться

idioms:

• take the wraps off    рассекречивать
• under wraps    под покровом тайны, в тайне
• wrap up    укутывать, скрывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - envolver, cubrir, enrollar
v. intr. - envolverse, arroparse
n. - bata, chal, manta, envoltura, bufanda, frazada

idioms:

• take the wraps off    sacar algo a la luz, revelar algo
• under wraps    mantener algo en secreto
• wrap it up    cerrar con palabras (pensamiento, venta, etc.), envolver
• wrap up    cerrar un trato, dar fin a, envolver

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svepa in, packa in
n. - rock, filt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
包装, 缠绕, 卷, 穿外衣, 重叠, 外套, 包裹, 围巾

idioms:

• take the wraps off    揭示, 揭露
• under wraps    被保密的
• wrap up    掩饰, 使全神贯注, 伪装

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 包裝, 纏繞, 捲
v. intr. - 纏繞, 穿外衣, 重疊
n. - 外套, 包裹, 圍巾

idioms:

• take the wraps off    揭示, 揭露
• under wraps    被保密的
• wrap up    掩飾, 使全神貫注, 偽裝

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 감싸다, 둘러싸다, (진의 등을) 숨기다
v. intr. - (몸을 옷 따위로) 휘감다, 감기다, (의복, 가장자리 등이) 겹쳐지다(overlap)
n. - 두르개, 구속, 완성

idioms:

• take the wraps off    드러내다, 밝히다, 폭로하다
• under wraps    감추어 진 채, 베일에 싸인 채
• wrap up    (진의를) 숨기고 표현하다, (협정 따위를) 체결하다, (기사 따위를) 요약하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 包む, 巻き付ける, 覆う
n. - 包む物

idioms:

• take the wraps off    公開する
• wrap up    包む, 暖かい服をまとう, 終わらせる, 覆い隠す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغطي, يلف, يغلف, يرزم, يطوق, يلبس, يرتدي, يتدثر, يغطى (الاسم) مادة تغليف, غلاف, دثار, حرام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עטף, כרך, ארז, התנגש, העביר אוטומטית (מילה) לשורה הבאה עם ההגעה לשוליים (מעבד תמלילים)‬
v. intr. - ‮התעטף, נעטף‬
n. - ‮כיסוי, מעטה, מעיל, צעיף‬

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