(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~ something, you fold paper or cloth tightly round it to cover it completely, for example in order to protect it or so that you can give it to someone as a present.
Harry had carefully bought and ~ped presents for Mark to give them...
Mexican Indians used to ~ tough meat in leaves from the papaya tree.
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VERB: V n, V n in n
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Wrap up means the same as ~ .
Diana is taking the opportunity to ~ up the family presents.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
2.
Wrap is the material that something is ~ped in.
I tucked some plastic ~ around the sandwiches to keep them from getting stale.
...gift ~.
N-UNCOUNT: usu supp N
3.
When you ~ something such as a piece of paper or cloth round another thing, you put it around it.
She ~ped a handkerchief around her bleeding palm...
VERB: V n around/over n
4.
If someone ~s their arms, fingers, or legs around something, they put them firmly around it.
He ~ped his arms around her.
VERB: V n around n
5.
see also ~ping
6.
If you keep something under ~s, you keep it secret, often until you are ready to announce it at some time in the future.
The bids were submitted in May and were meant to have been kept under ~s until October...
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v