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Synonyms for wrap up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : rap-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræpˌʌp



Définition of wrap up

Origin :
  • early 14c., wrappen, of uncertain etymology, perhaps via Scandinavian (cf. Danish dialectal vravle "to wind"), ultimately from PIE *werp- "to turn, wind" (cf. Greek rhaptein "to sew"), from root *wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus). Related: Wrapped; wrapping.
  • verb finish
Example sentences :
  • When Marcus came home he told her to wrap up as warmly as possible.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Luttrell's First Patient » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • A hammock is a good bed, and in winter I wrap up in this skin.
  • Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather
  • So he began to wrap up the coins in his turban and carry them away.
  • Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 » by George Saintsbury
  • Oh, don't some things make you want to pull the sky down an' wrap up in it!
  • Extract from : « Friendship Village » by Zona Gale
  • The cold was intense, and obliged me to wrap up closely in an overcoat.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
  • What use to put it back, to wrap up that which must be colder soon!
  • Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy
  • To go forth into the blizzard meant she must wrap up warmly.
  • Extract from : « Rose O'Paradise » by Grace Miller White
  • Very well; wrap up some crackers and cheese while I write a letter.
  • Extract from : « Down the Slope » by James Otis
  • Why do not books on the camera tell one not to wrap up plates in newspaper?
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Plains » by Douglas Dewar
  • I'll wrap up the message to Marianne exactly to that effect.
  • Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan

Antonyms for wrap up

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