to wrap up
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3.6
- phrasal verb
- /ræp ʌp/
:
envolver
- Brenna scooped one into the hem of her skirts, wrapped it up tight, and then clutched it against her chest.
- wrap up in blankets
- wrap up in foil
- wrap up in paper
The mother meets with the doctor, they take care of the baby, they wrap up the baby beautifully.
- The mother meets with the doctor, they take care of the baby, they wrap up the baby beautifully.
- You just wrap your hair up in it, twist and then give it a button.
- It's like a Jersey Mike sandwich wrapped up.
- It's interesting that before he's he's actually neatly wrapped everything up.
- So I put my hair in a big pony and then I braid the pony and then wrap that up in a bun.
Examples
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Out fell a small package, wrapped up in a brown paper bag.
Fiction book (1998) -
There were four glasses, all wrapped up so that you knew they were clean.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now we just wrap it up tight like this.
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Actually, could you wrap just this up for me?
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Okay, here are your gifts all wrapped up.
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"I'm just not as hungry as I thought." "You want me to wrap that up for you?"
Fiction book (1994) -
I remembered the young mother she'd grown into, with a baby wrapped up in a shawl.
Fiction book (1992) -
OK, what we have here is beans, rice, beef, hot sauce all wrapped up in a tortilla.
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Suzie gives Babe Brother a blanket to wrap Sunny up in.
Fiction book (1990) -
Could you help me wrap up this gift for the birthday party?
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To put something over another thing to protect or hide it
729
1.0
To cover something by putting material around it
78
3.4
Cover something by winding a cloth around it
63
5.1
To cover something so it is hard to see or understand
41
4.5
To surround something completely, like fog or darkness
38
6.0
To cover something completely, often with a cloth
34
4.9
To cover something completely so nothing can get in or out
28
4.2
To cover something completely, for example with fog or snow
20
4.2
To cover completely with something so it is hard to see or reach
10
3.7
Wrap and decorate something like a present to make it look attractive
6
5.6
To cover something completely, as if by a blanket or mist
5
8.2
To wrap something completely in cloth or bandages
5
4.8
To put one thing over another so they overlap
4
3.0
Tie or wrap things together to make one package
2
7.2
To cover something with a cloth or paper
1
8.2
To cover something completely so you cannot see or understand it
1
1.0
To cover a gift with pretty paper and ribbon before giving it
1
4.4
To put a removable cloth cover over a chair or sofa to protect it and make it look nice
1
5.5
To put something into a cover to protect it
1
8.0
To cover something completely, often by surrounding it with cloth or paper
To cover something with a protective layer, for example metal, leather or plastic
To cover a wound with a piece of cloth to protect it
To wrap something tightly in thin plastic that gets smaller when heated
To cover something with an extra layer to protect it or make it look nicer
To cover a rope with strips of cloth to protect it
Antonyms
How Covered
Surface Forms
Morphology
wrap + up
The meaning 'to finish' is a metaphorical extension of the literal sense of 'wrap' (to cover or enclose) combined with the particle 'up' that signals completion, so a learner who knows the parts can often infer it. However, this is a phrasal-verb pattern where the particle's contribution is somewhat idiomatic and not fully predictable across contexts or languages, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Wrap up comes from the act of covering something completely to wrap it up, like putting bubble wrap around a vase to keep it safe. That's why it means 'to cover or protect' something.