wrap up

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.

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[Middle English wrappen; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wrap up

Verb

1. to fold paper, cloth, or other material round (something)

2. to put warm clothes on: remember to wrap up warmly on cold or windy days

3. Informal to finish or settle: he will need 60 to 90 days to wrap up his current business dealings

4. Slang to stop talking

5. wrapped up in giving all one's attention to: wrapped up in her new baby

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	wrap up - arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" wrap 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" finish off, finish up, get through, polish off, clear up, mop up 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 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!" cover apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"