Idioms for wrap

    under wraps, Informal. secret: The army wants this research project kept under wraps.
    wrapped up in,
    1. intensely absorbed in: wrapped up in one's work.
    2. involved in; bound up with: Peace is wrapped up in willingness to compromise.

Origin of wrap

1275–1325; Middle English (v.), of obscure origin; compare dialectal Danish vravle to wind

OTHER WORDS FROM wrap

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wrap

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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
  1. completely absorbed or engrossed in
  2. 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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