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Definition wrap up in British English

wrap up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
Example

We've just finished wrapping up Susie's birthday present.

2

to wear enough clothes to keep you warm

Example

I could hear my mother telling me to wrap up warm.

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2.1

to put warm clothes on a child

Example

Keep the baby well wrapped up in the early weeks.

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3

to finish something

Example

We ought to wrap up this meeting and get back to work.

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4

to achieve something such as a victory or an agreement

Example

Negotiators are confident they can wrap up a deal soon.

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5

to spend so much time doing something or thinking about it that you do not notice anything else

Example

She's so wrapped up in herself that she rarely calls me.

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Definition wrap up in British English