the past tense and past participle of wrap
- Austral NZ informal
a variant spelling of rapt2 - wrapped up ⇒ informal
- completely absorbed or engrossed in
- implicated or involved in
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wrap /ræp/USA pronunciation
v., wrapped or wrapt, wrap•ping, n.
v.
n. [countable]
adj. [before a noun]
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- to enclose or cover in something wound or folded about:[~ + object + on/around + object]He wrapped a bandage around his finger.
- to enclose and make fast within a covering, as of paper:[~ + object]She wrapped the gifts and put them under the Christmas tree.
- to wind or fold (something) around as a covering:[~ + object]to wrap wax paper around the leftovers.
- to surround, envelop, or hide:[~ + object]He wrapped her in his arms.
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- wrap up, [~ + up + object] to finish work on;
conclude:to wrap up doing the tax returns. - [~ + object] to give a summary of:The announcer wrapped up the day's news.
- to wear warm clothes (on oneself): [no object]Be sure to wrap up before you go out in the cold.[~ + object + up]He wrapped them up in their winter coats.
- wrap up, [~ + up + object] to finish work on;
n. [countable]
- Clothingsomething, as a shawl, to be wrapped around a person, esp. for warmth.
adj. [before a noun]
- ClothingAlso, wrapped. wraparound in style:a wrap skirt.
- Idioms, Informal Terms under wraps, [Informal.]secret:They managed to keep the project under wraps.
- Idioms wrapped up in, deeply absorbed in or devoted to:He's all wrapped up in this latest project.
wrap
(rap),USA pronunciation v., wrapped or wrapt, wrap•ping, n., adj.
v.t.
v.i.
n.
adj.
wrap, +v.t.
n.
v.t.
- to enclose in something wound or folded about (often fol. by up):She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- to enclose and make fast (an article, bundle, etc.) within a covering of paper or the like (often fol. by up):He wrapped the package up in brown paper.
- to wind, fold, or bind (something) about as a covering.
- to protect with coverings, outer garments, etc. (usually fol. by up).
- Clothingto cover (fingernails) with a sheer silk or linen fabric, as to repair or strengthen them.
- to surround, envelop, shroud, or hide.
- to fold or roll up.
- Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]to finish the filming of (a motion picture).
v.i.
- to wrap oneself (usually fol. by up).
- to become wrapped, as about something;
fold. - Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]to complete the filming of a motion picture:We hope to wrap in time for Christmas.
- wrapped up in:
- intensely absorbed in:wrapped up in one's work.
- involved in;
bound up with:Peace is wrapped up in willingness to compromise.
- wrap up, to conclude;
finish work on:to wrap up a project.
n.
- Clothingsomething to be wrapped about the person, esp. in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater:an evening wrap.
- Clothinga beauty treatment in which a part or all of the body is covered with cream, lotion, herbs, or the like and then wrapped snugly with cloth.
- Clothinga sheer silk or linen fabric glued to the fingernails to repair or strengthen them.
- Fooda piece of thin, flat bread wrapped around a filling and eaten as a sandwich.
- Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]
- the completion of photography on a film or an individual scene.
- the termination of a working day during the shooting of a film.
- Informal Terms under wraps, secret:The army wants this research project kept under wraps.
adj.
- Clothingwraparound in style:a wrap skirt.
- 1275–1325; Middle English (verb, verbal), of obscure origin, originally; compare dialect, dialectal Danish vravle to wind
wrap, +v.t.
- Clothingto cover (fingernails) with a sheer silk or linen fabric, as to repair or strengthen them.
n.
- Clothinga sheer silk or linen fabric used to cover the fingernails in order to repair or strengthen them.
- a piece of thin, flat bread rolled around a filling and eaten as a sandwich.
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wrap /ræp/ vb (wraps, wrapping, wrapped) (mainly tr)
- to fold or wind (paper, cloth, etc) around (a person or thing) so as to cover
- (often followed by up) to fold paper, etc, around to fasten securely
- to surround or conceal by surrounding
- to enclose, immerse, or absorb: wrapped in sorrow
- to fold, wind, or roll up
- (intransitive; often followed by about, around, etc) to be or become wound or extended
- to complete the filming of (a motion picture or television programme)
- Also called: rap (often followed by up) Austral informal to praise (someone)
- a garment worn wrapped around the body, esp the shoulders, such as a shawl or cloak
short for wrapround - a type of sandwich consisting of a tortilla wrapped round a filling
- chiefly US wrapping or a wrapper
- Brit slang a small package of an illegal drug in powder form: a wrap of heroin
- Also called: rap Austral informal a commendation
- the end of a working day during the filming of a motion picture or television programme
- the completion of filming of a motion picture or television programme
- keep under wraps ⇒ to keep secret
- take the wraps off ⇒ to reveal
'wrapped' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bran tub
- bundle
- Christo
- cigarette
- diaper
- duplicator
- enwrap
- fajitas
- giftwrap
- Gladwrap
- inwrap
- lagging
- maki
- muffle
- nappy
- open
- package
- parcel
- rapt
- shawl
- shrink-wrap
- stock
- swaddling clothes
- tamale
- toerag
- unwrap
- winding
- winding sheet
- wrap
- wrapover
- wrapper
- wrapround
- armored rope
- banon
- beef Wellington
- bluey
- cap
- cigar
- covering
- eucalyptus
- galantine
- gift-wrap
- helix
- himation
- interwrap
- kiss
- lau lau
- Midgard serpent
- mummy bag
- Osiris