wrap-up

[ rap-uhp ]

/ ˈræpˌʌp /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR wrap-up ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a final report or summary: a wrap-up of the evening news.

the conclusion or final result: the wrap-up of the election campaign.

Australian Slang. an enthusiastic recommendation or flattering account.

Origin of wrap-up

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase wrap up

Words nearby wrap-up

wrapper, wrapping, wrapping paper, wrapround, wrapt, wrap-up, wrasse, wrastle, wrath, wrathful, wrathy

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for wrap-up

The wrap-up was masterminded by Kim Gavin, the man who produces live concerts for the pop group Take That.
Olympics Closing Ceremonies: London Rocks Out|Tom Sykes|August 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“The London summit was not, after all, a flop,” begins the wrap-up from Financial Times editor Philip Stephens.
How'd Obama Do at the G-20?|The Daily Beast|April 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for wrap-up

wrap up

verb (adverb)

(tr) to fold paper around

to put warm clothes on

(usually imperative) slang to be silent

(tr) informal

to settle the final details of
to make a summary of

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with wrap-up