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

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wrap

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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
  1. to settle the final details of
  2. 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

1

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]

2

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