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wrap

 
 
/ræp/ verb [T] (present participle wrapping, past tense and past participle wrapped)

Translation

( also wrap up) to cover something or someone with paper, cloth, etc
sarmak, paket yapmak, sarıp sarmalamak
to wrap a present They wrapped him in a blanket. → Opposite unwrap1313
wrap sth around sb/sth to fold paper, cloth, etc around something to cover it
sarmak, sarıp sarmalamak
He wrapped a towel around his waist.1261
wrap your arms/fingers, etc around sb/sth to put your arms/fingers, etc around someone or something
sarmak, dolamak
She wrapped her arms around my neck.1261
wrap sth up phrasal verb
COVER to fold paper, cloth, etc around something to cover it
sarmak, sarmalamak
Have you wrapped up Jenny's present?1313
FINISH to finish an activity successfully
başarıyla tamamlamak, çözüp bitirmek, başarıyla sonuçlandırmak
We hope to have this deal wrapped up by Monday.15551556
wrap up phrasal verb
to dress in warm clothes
kalın giysilere bürünmek
Wrap up well - it's cold outside.813
be wrapped up in sth phrasal verb
to give so much of your attention to something that you do not have time for other things or people
kendini kaptırmak, bütün dikkatini ...a/e vermek
She's so wrapped up in her work that she hardly sees her kids.1099
(Definition of wrap verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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