Idioms for wrap
- intensely absorbed in: wrapped up in one's work.
- involved in; bound up with: Peace is wrapped up in willingness to compromise.
under wraps, Informal.
secret: The army wants this research project kept under wraps.
wrapped up in,
Origin of wrap
1275–1325; Middle English (v.), of obscure origin; compare dialectal Danish
vravle to wind
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British Dictionary definitions for wrapped (1 of 2)
wrapped
/ (ræpt) /
verb
the past tense and past participle of wrap
adjective
Australian and NZ informal a variant spelling of rapt 2
wrapped up informal
- completely absorbed or engrossed in
- implicated or involved in
British Dictionary definitions for wrapped (2 of 2)
wrap
/ (ræp) /
verb wraps, wrapping or wrapped (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for wrap
C14: origin unknown
Idioms and Phrases with wrapped
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