wraps up

Verb

wrap up (third-person singular simple present wraps up, present participle wrapping up, simple past and past participle wrapped up)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.
   • He wrapped up the parcel with brown paper.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To conclude or finish completely.
   • Let me wrap up this project before I begin a new one.

   Synonyms:

   finish off, finish up

3. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To summarize or recapitulate.
   • The newscaster wrapped up the day's events.
4. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To put on abundant clothing as protection from the cold; to bundle up.
   • It's a cold, snowy day and I'm going to wrap up thoroughly before I go sledding.

   Synonyms:

   muffle up

5. (figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To cocoon; to surround protectively.
   • It is time once again to just let it be; let love wrap you up and take care of you.1989, Deanna Edwards ·, Grieving: The Pain and the Promise, page 141
6. (figuratively, idiomatic, transitive) To tie up; to make too busy to respond.
   • And if you haven't seen these things the technicians can absolutely wrap you up in details, and you never find your way out.2008, William D. Cohan, The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co.

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