I. wrap 1 S3 /ræp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle wrapped , present participle wrapping ) [transitive]
1 . ( also wrap up ) to put paper or cloth over something to cover it
wrap something in something
The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper.
wrap something around somebody/something
Ella wrapped a thick coat around her shoulders.
He wrapped a bandage around my injured wrist.
I’ve still got a few Christmas presents to wrap up.
2 . if you wrap your arms, legs, or fingers around something, you use them to hold it
wrap something around somebody/something
He wrapped his arms around her waist.
⇨ wrap somebody in cotton wool at ↑ cotton wool (2), ⇨ wrap somebody around your little finger at ↑ finger 1 (8)
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THESAURUS
▪ cover ( also cover up ) to put something over, on, or around something else, to hide it, protect it, or improve its appearance:
Cover the dough, and leave it to rise.
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She wears a lot of make-up to cover her spots.
▪ put something over something to put a cloth, blanket etc loosely over the top of something in order to cover it:
They gave him a blanket to put over his legs.
▪ wrap ( also wrap up ) to put paper, plastic, cloth etc tightly around something in order to protect, decorate, or post it:
I haven’t wrapped her birthday present yet.
▪ envelop literary to surround something completely so that it is difficult to see – used especially about darkness, smoke, and clouds:
At sunset, darkness enveloped the town.
▪ be shrouded in mist/darkness/smoke etc literary to be covered and hidden in mist, smoke etc:
The mountains were shrouded in mist.
wrap up phrasal verb
1 . to put on warm clothes
wrap up warm/well
Make sure you wrap up warm – it’s freezing.
be wrapped up in something
She was wrapped up in a thick winter coat.
2 . wrap something ↔ up informal to finish a job, meeting etc:
We’re hoping to wrap up the negotiations this week.
3 . be wrapped up in something to give so much of your attention to something that you do not have time for anything else
II. wrap 2 BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] a piece of thick cloth that a woman wears around her shoulders ⇨ shawl
2 . [uncountable] a type of thin clear plastic that is used to cover food SYN clingfilm
3 . keep something under wraps to keep something secret:
The project has been kept under wraps for years.
4 . take the wraps off something to show or tell people about something new or secret
5 . [countable] a type of sandwich made with thin bread which is rolled around meat, vegetables etc
6 . [singular] the end of a day’s filming:
OK everybody, it’s a wrap!