wrap

Definition

  • verb: to cover (something) by winding or folding a piece of material around it
  • verb: to cover especially by winding or folding
  • often + 'up, in', or 'with'
  • synonyms: transport, involve, infold

Examples

  • She has him 'wrapped around her little finger'. [=she controls him completely; he always does what she wants him to do]

  • I was (completely) 'wrapped up in' my work, so I didn't hear you come in.

  • The teacher quickly 'wrapped up' her lecture toward the end of class.

Movie quotes

  • (..) to think you're not the Avengers. DISPATCHER : Uh, Spider-Man is fighting the Avengers in a bank on st Street. PETER: Let's wrap this up. It's a school night. Aah! PETER: So how do jerks like you get tech like this? PETER: No. Wait, wait, wait! (..)
    2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming