wrap-up
[ rap-uhp ]
/ ˈræpˌʌp /
noun
a final report or summary: a wrap-up of the evening news.
the conclusion or final result: the wrap-up of the election campaign.
Australian Slang.
an enthusiastic recommendation or flattering account.
Origin of wrap-up
First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase
wrap up
Words nearby wrap-up
wrans,
wrap,
wrap account,
wrap party,
wrap up,
wrap-up,
wraparound,
wraparound mortgage,
wrapover,
wrapped,
wrapped up in
Definition for wrap up (2 of 2)
Origin of wrap
1275–1325; Middle English (v.), of obscure origin; compare dialectal Danish
vravle to wind
OTHER WORDS FROM wrap
British Dictionary definitions for wrap up (1 of 2)
wrap up
verb (adverb)
(tr)
to fold paper around
to put warm clothes on
(usually imperative) slang
to be silent
(tr) informal
- to settle the final details of
- to make a summary of
British Dictionary definitions for wrap up (2 of 2)
wrap
/ (ræp) /
verb wraps, wrapping or wrapped (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for wrap
C14: origin unknown
Idioms and Phrases with wrap up (1 of 2)
wrap up
Bring to a conclusion, settle successfully, as in As soon as we wrap up this deal, we can go on vacation. [First half of 1900s]
Summarize, recapitulate, as in To wrap up, the professor went over the three main categories. [First half of the 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with wrap up (2 of 2)
wrap