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[rapt]
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of wrap.
rapt, wrapped, wrapt.

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wrap

[rap] verb, wrapped or wrapt, wrap·ping, noun, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
2.
to enclose and make fast (an article, bundle, etc.) within a covering of paper or the like (often followed by up): He wrapped the package up in brown paper.
3.
to wind, fold, or bind (something) about as a covering.
4.
to protect with coverings, outer garments, etc. (usually followed by up).
5.
to cover (fingernails) with a sheer silk or linen fabric, as to repair or strengthen them.
EXPAND
6.
to surround, envelop, shroud, or hide.
7.
to fold or roll up.
8.
Movies, Television. to finish the filming of (a motion picture).
COLLAPSE
verb (used without object)
9.
to wrap oneself (usually followed by up).
10.
to become wrapped, as about something; fold.
11.
Movies, Television. to complete the filming of a motion picture: We hope to wrap in time for Christmas.
noun
12.
something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
13.
a 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.
14.
a sheer silk or linen fabric glued to the fingernails to repair or strengthen them.
15.
a piece of thin, flat bread wrapped around a filling and eaten as a sandwich.
16.
Movies, Television.
a.
the completion of photography on a film or an individual scene.
b.
the termination of a working day during the shooting of a film.
adjective
17.
wraparound in style: a wrap skirt.
18.
wrap up, to conclude; finish work on: to wrap up a project.
19.
under wraps, Informal. secret: The army wants this research project kept under wraps.
20.
wrapped up in,
a.
intensely absorbed in: wrapped up in one's work.
b.
involved in; bound up with: Peace is wrapped up in willingness to compromise.

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

in·ter·wrap, verb (used without object), -wrapped, -wrap·ping.
pre·wrap, verb (used with object), -wrapped, -wrap·ping.
pre·wrap, noun
re·wrap, verb, -wrapped, -wrap·ping.
un·der·wrap, noun
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un·der·wrap, verb (used with object), -wrapped, -wrap·ping.
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1. rap, wrap; 2. rapt, wrapped, wrapt.
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Word Origin & History

wrap
c.1320, wrappen, of uncertain etymology, perhaps via Scand. (cf. Dan. dialectal vravle "to wind"), ult. from PIE *werp- "to turn, wind" (cf. Gk. rhaptein "to sew"), from base *wer- "to turn, bend" (see versus). The noun is first recorded c.1412; as a type of women's garment,
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recorded from 1827. Meaning "end of a filming session" is attested from 1974. Fig. phrase under wraps "in concealment" is recorded from 1939. Wrapper is recorded from c.1460.
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