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wrap  (rp)
v. wrapped or wrapt (rpt), 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
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; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

wrap
Verb
[wrapping, wrapped]
1. to fold a covering round (something) and fasten it securely: a small package wrapped in brown paper
2. to fold or wind (something) round a person or thing: she wrapped a handkerchief around her bleeding palm
3. to fold, wind, or coil: she wrapped her arms around her mother
4. to complete the filming of (a motion picture or television programme)
Noun
1. Old-fashioned a garment worn wrapped round the shoulders
2. (in the filming of a motion picture or television programme) the end of a day's filming or the completion of filming
3. a type of sandwich consisting of filling rolled up in a flour tortilla
4. Brit slang a small packet of an illegal drug in powder form: a wrap of heroin
5. keep something under wraps to keep something secret [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wrap - cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
cloak - a loose outer garment
2.wrap - a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
tortilla - thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
3.wrapwrap - the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
envelope - any wrapper or covering
plastic film, film - a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
gift wrapping - ornamental wrapping for gifts
jacket - an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
plastic wrap - wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic
Verb1.wrap - 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"
unwrap, undo - remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"
2.wrap - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
spool - wind onto a spool or a reel
reel - wind onto or off a reel
ball - form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
clew, clue - roll into a ball
coil, curl, loop - wind around something in coils or loops
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
wrap up, roll up - form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"
3.wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
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"
benight - envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area"
tube - place or enclose in a tube
capsulate, capsule, capsulise, capsulize - enclose in a capsule
engulf - flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
sheathe - enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"
cocoon - wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
bathe - suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight"
enshroud, shroud, hide, cover - cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
4.wrap - crash into so as to coil around; "The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"
crash - cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"

wrap
3. bind, wind, fold, swathe << OPPOSITE unwind
noun 4. cloak, cape, stole, mantle, shawl
wrap something up
1. giftwrap, pack, package, enclose, bundle up, enwrap
2. (Informal) end, conclude, wind up, terminate, finish off, round off, tidy up, polish off, bring to a close
wrap up dress warmly, muffle up, wear something warm, put warm clothes on
Translations

wrap [ræp] n (= stole) → chal m
vt (also: wrap up) → envolver;
under wraps (fig) [plan, scheme] → oculto, tapado
wrap [ræp] n (= stole) → écharpe f (= cape); pèlerine f
vt (also: wrap up) → envelopper [+ parcel]; emballer (= wind); enrouler;
under wraps (fig) [plan, scheme] → secret/ète
wrap [ræp] n (shawl) → Umhang m;
(cape) → Cape nt
vteinwickeln;
(also: wrap up) (= pack); einpacken (= wind) [+ tape etc] → wickeln;
under wraps (fig) (plan) → geheim
wrap [ræp] n (= stole) → scialle m (= cape); mantellina
vt (also: wrap up) → avvolgere [+ parcel]; incartare;
under wraps → segreto

wrap
v wrap [rӕp]
1 to roll or fold (round something or someone) He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger. vou, omvou يَلُف حَوْلَ завивам omotat vikle wickeln τυλίγω, διπλώνω enrollar mässima پیچیدن kääriä enrouler (autour de) לַעֲטוֹף लपेटना omotati beburkol membalutkan vefja avvolgere 巻きつける 감다, 싸매다 apvynioti aptīt membalut; membungkus wikkelen vikle rundt owinąć envolver a înfăşura (în jurul) наматывать omotať zaviti zamotati linda, vira ห่อ sarmak, dolamak 纏繞 загортати; скручувати لپیٹنا gói lại
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. toedraai يَلُفُّ الطِّفْل، يُغَلِّف كِتابا покривам zabalit pakke ind einwickeln τυλίγω envolver pakkima, mähkima پوشاندن kietoa envelopper לַעֲטוֹף ओढ़ना umotati (be)csomagol membungkus pakka inn; umvefja avvolgere; coprire 包む 두르다, 덮어 싸다 aplenkti, apsiausti ietīt; ievīstīt; iesaiņot membalut; membungkus verpakken pakke inn, svøpe om owinąć, opakować embrulhar a înveli обёртывать; укутывать zabaliť, zababušiť zaviti umotati slå in, svepa om (in) คลุม; พัน sarıp sarmalamak 包起來 обгортати کسی چیز سے چھپانا quấn
n
a warm covering to put over one's shoulders. sjaal مِعْطَف، دِثار، شال، وِشاح шал přehoz, šála sjal der Umhang σάλι chal suurrätt لباس؛ پتو hartiahuivi châle כּיסוּי עֶליוֹן शाल ovoj, rubac kendő selendang sjal, slá scialle 肩かけ 덮개, 어깨 두르개 skara apmetnis; mētelis; pleds merangkul; memeluk; menggengam omslagdoek sjal, kappe, kofte szal, chusta agasalho şal шаль; накидка pléd, štóla ogrinjalo plašt sjal, filt คลุม boyun atkısı, pelerin 披肩 хустка; плед لبادہ یا شال وغیرہ áo khoác
n ˈwrapper
a paper cover for a sweet, packet of cigarettes etc a sweet-wrapper. toedraaipapiertjie غِلاف، غِطاء обвивка papírový obal indpakning; -indpakning die Verpackung περιτύλιγμα envoltura, envase, sobrecubierta ümbrispaber روکش؛ بسته بندی käärepaperi papier (d'emballage) עֲטִיפָה लपेटने वाला omot csomagolópapír; csomagolás kertas pembungkus umbúðir involucro, incarto 包み紙 포장지 popierėlis, aplankas, įpakavimas ietinamais papīrs; iesaiņojums pembalut verpakking innpakning(spapir) opakowanie invólucro hârtie de ambalaj обёртка papierový obal ovojni papir omot omslag, förpackning, papper กระดาษห่อ ambalaj (kâğıdı) 包紙 обгортка لپیٹنے والا giấy bọc
n ˈwrapping
something used to wrap or pack something in Christmas wrappings. toedraaipapier غِلاف، تَغْليف опаковка balicí materiál indpakning; -indpakning die (Geschenk)Verpackung περιτύλιγμα, χαρτί περιτυλίγματος envoltura, envase pakkimispaber روکش؛ لفاف کاغذی käärepaperi papier d'emballage עֲטִיפָה, אֲרִיזָה लपेटन omot csomagolás pembungkus umbúðir (materiale da imballaggio) 包装材料 포장(지) vyniojamasis popierius iesaiņojamais papīrs pembungkus verpakkingsmateriaal innpakning(spapir), emballasje opakowanie papel de embrulho hâr­tie de împachetat обёрточная бумага baliaci materiál ovoj omotač omslagspapper, emballage สิ่งที่ใช้ห่อ ambalaj kâğıdı 包裝材料 обгортка; пакувальний папір کپڑا یا کاغذ وغیرہ جس میں کوءی چیز لپیٹی جاءے giấy gói
wrapped up in
giving all one's attention to She's very wrapped up in her work these days. verdiep مُنْغَمِس في، مُعْطِيا كُل إهْتِمامِه إلى погълнат от ponořený do opslugt af völlig in Anspruch genommen von βυθισμένος, απορροφημένος estar absorto en algo, no pensar más que en algo täielikult pühendunud مجذوب ريال تمام هم و غم ( متوجه کسی یا چیزی بودن uppoutunut absorbé (par) לִהיוֹת אָפוּף בְּ- ध्यानमग्न रहना usredotočen belemerül vmibe memusatkan perhatian upptekinn assorbito/preso da ~に夢中で ...에 열중한 paskendęs, atsidavęs pilnīgi nodoties; iegrimt (darbā, domās) asyik in beslag genomen door oppslukt av pogrążony estar envolvido em absorbit (de) целиком поглощённый чем-л. ponorený (do), zaujatý (čím), zahĺbený (do) biti zatopljen okupiran [] går helt upp i [] ห่อ; หุ้ม aklı fikri ...-de olmak, ...-e kaptırmak 全神貫注於... поглинутий بے حد مصروف tập trung ...
wrap up
to dress warmly You have to wrap up well if you visit England in winter; Wrap the child up well. goed aantrek يَرْتَدي بصورةٍ دافِئَه обличам се дебело nabalit se klæde ... varmt på (sich) warm anziehen ντύνω, ντύνομαι ζεστά abrigarse soojalt riidesse panema لباس گرم پوشاندن pukeutua lämpimästi (s')emmitoufler לְהַלבִּיש בְּגָדִים חָמִים गरम कपड़े पहनना toplo ušuškati melegen öltözködik; bebugyolál berpakaian rapat dúða (sig) imbacuccarsi 着こむ 옷을 따뜻하게 입다 ap(si)muturiuoti, šiltai ap(si)rengti silti saģērbties; satuntuļoties memakai pakaian untuk memanaskan badan (zich) warm aankleden kle seg godt ciepło (się) ubrać agasalhar-se a (se) înfofoli тепло одеваться zabaliť (sa), zababušiť toplo (se) obleči obući toplo klä sig varmt ห่อ sıkıca giyinmek 穿外衣 тепло одягатися گرم کپڑے پہننا mặc ấm 穿


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The Lion commanded him immediately to tell him the cure, when he replied, "You must flay a wolf alive and wrap his skin yet warm around you.
"--she rose to her feet--"conventional, Cecil, you're that, for you may understand beautiful things, but you don't know how to use them; and you wrap yourself up in art and books and music, and would try to wrap up me.
Why, she'll rush out more dead than alive just in the things she is wearing; if you delay at all there'll be tears and 'Papa' and 'Mamma,' and she's frozen in a minute and must go back- but you wrap the fur cloak round her first thing and carry her to the sleigh.
 
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