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

  • (..) The courts have motioned she be removed from his care. She will be an orphan. I know you're no stranger to the workhouse. It's better than here? I'm offering you a way to wrap up your affairs with dignity. I'm offering your daughter a future. As Lord Caldlow's ward, she will want for nothing... (..)
    2006 The Prestige