wrap up vs dress

dress vs wrap up

wrap up is not a noun while dress is a noun.

wrap up is not an adjective while dress is an adjective.

wrap up and dress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wrap up	No	No	Yes	No
dress	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, dress is a hypernym of wrap up; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than wrap up:

wrap up: clothe, as if for protection from the elements
dress: provide with clothes or put clothes on

Other hypernyms of wrap up include apparel, clothe, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog.

wrap up (noun)	dress (noun)
	a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
	clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
	clothing in general

wrap up (adjective)	dress (adjective)
	(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
	suitable for formal occasions

wrap up (verb)	dress (verb)
clothe, as if for protection from the elements	put on clothes
form a cylinder by rolling	provide with clothes or put clothes on
finish a task completely	apply a bandage or medication to
arrange or fold as a cover or protection	arrange attractively
	dress or groom with elaborate care
	give a neat appearance to
	dress in a certain manner
	kill and prepare for market or consumption
	convert into leather
	put a dressing on
	put a finish on
	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
	provide with decoration
	cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
	decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
	arrange in ranks

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