to gift-wrap
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɪft ræp/
- Could you gift-wrap that beautiful scarf for me, please?
Examples
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So, do we gift wrap this sucker for you, or do you walk away empty-handed?
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I'll gift wrap that for you.
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Do you think you could gift-wrap it for me, please?
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Can you gift-wrap it? - It's a birthday present.
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Could you gift-wrap that for me please?
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And the lady said, in that case, she’d gift wrap it for free.
Fiction book (1996) -
Let's gift-wrap it.
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You could even gift-wrap the surprises (in several layers!) to add to the excitement.
Blog text (31) -
Can you gift-wrap this present in shiny paper and add a bow?
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I would like to gift-wrap the books before giving them as a gift.
Synonyms
Wrap and decorate something like a present to make it look attractive
To cover a gift with pretty paper and ribbon before giving it
Antonyms
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gift-wrap is made of two simple words: gift meaning 'present' and wrap meaning 'to cover'. So to gift-wrap something is to 'cover a present' with paper and ribbons to make it look nice.