I will have to wrap the baby up in a heavy blanket if we are going out in this cold.
•We wrapped up the children in their warmest clothing.
•Please wrap the package up in pretty paper.
•Would you wrap this in yellow paper?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wrap — verb (wraps, wrapping, wrapped) 1》 cover or enclose in paper or soft material. ↘arrange (paper or soft material) round something, as a covering or for warmth or protection. ↘place around so as to encircle. 2》 Computing cause (a word or… … English new terms dictionary
wrap*/ — [ræp] verb [T] to cover someone or something by putting paper, cloth etc round them Keep the cheeses fresh by wrapping each one individually.[/ex] We wrapped the baby in a blanket to keep it warm.[/ex] • be wrapped up in sth to spend so much time … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wrap-up — /ˈræp ʌp/ (say rap up) noun Colloquial 1. a comprehensive report, with some analysis and evaluation: a detailed wrap up of the election. 2. an enthusiastic account: he gave the new product a good wrap up. Also, wrap. {def. 1 wrap + up; def. 2… …
wrap — [rap] vt. wrapped, wrapping [ME wrappen] 1. a) to wind or fold (a covering) around something b) to cover by this means 2. to envelop, surround, overspread, etc. or hide, conceal, veil, etc. as by enveloping [a town wrapped in fog] … English World dictionary
wrap yourself in the flag — If someone wraps themselves in the flag, they pretend to be doing something for patriotic reasons or out of loyalty, but their real motives are selfish. ( Drape yourself in the flag is an alternative form of this idiom) … The small dictionary of idiomes
wrap — [[t]ræ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ wraps, wrapping, wrapped 1) VERB When you wrap 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. [V n] Harry had… … English dictionary
wrap yourself in the flag — If someone wraps themselves in the flag, they pretend to be doing something for patriotic reasons or out of loyalty, but their real motives are selfish. ( Drape yourself in the flag is an alternative form of this idiom) (Dorking School… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
gift-wrap — verb wrap (a gift) attractively • Derivationally related forms: ↑gift wrapping • Hypernyms: ↑wrap, ↑wrap up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * gift wrapper, n … Useful english dictionary
gift-wrap — ˈgift wrap verb gift wrapped PTandPP gift wrapping PRESPART [transitive] if someone working in a shop gift wraps something you are buying, they wrap it in attractive coloured paper, so that you can give it to someone as a gift: • a gift wrapped… … Financial and business terms
gift wrap — Ⅰ. gift wrap UK US noun [C or U] MARKETING ► attractive paper that is used to wrap gifts: »At Hallmark, she first designed cards and later gift wrap, candles, and Christmas ornaments. »We carry a wide selection of boxes, gift wraps, and ribbon. Ⅱ … Financial and business terms
tie someone/something up — 1 robbers tied her up and ransacked her home: BIND, bind hand and foot, fasten together, truss (up), fetter, chain up. 2 he is tied up in meetings all morning: OCCUPY, engage, keep busy. 3 they were anxious to tie up the contract … Useful english dictionary
