wrap
verb [ T ]
uk/ræp/ us-pp-to put paper, cloth, or other material around something:
She wrapped the gift in tissue paper and a red bow.
wrap sth in sth I got the dealer to deliver the car wrapped in a ribbon.
Phrasal verb
wrap sth up
wrap
noun [ C or U ]
uk/ræp/ uspaper, cloth, or other material that is used to cover something:
The company decided to serve hamburgers in wraps made mainly of paper.
foil/plastic wrap
keep sth/be under wraps
informal
to keep something secret or to be secret:
The firm kept its troubles under wraps.
take the wraps off sth
to make something that was secret known to other people or the public:
Apple took the wraps off the new model of the iMac yesterday.
See also
bubble wrap
gift wrap
shrink-wrap